The role of immigration status in heavy drinking among Asian Americans

Celia C. Lo; Rebecca J. Howell

doi:https://doi.org/10.3109/10826084.2013.852578

The role of immigration status in heavy drinking among Asian Americans

Celia C. Lo, Rebecca J. Howell

Social Work and Child Advocacy

Montclair State University

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Abstract

We examined the role of Asian Americans' immigration status in their heavy drinking, using a national sample of 3,574 Asian American adults during 2008 to 2011 when surveyed by the National Health Interview Survey. Our results, with relevant social structural factors controlled, show that U.S.-born Asian Americans exhibited the highest heavy-drinking levels, followed by long-time-resident Asian immigrants, then recent-resident Asian immigrants (our three main subsamples). The higher heavy-drinking levels characterizing U.S.-born Asians who were male and younger, as compared to immigrant Asians who were male and younger, helped explain differential heavy-drinking levels across subsamples. The study's limitations are noted.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	932-940
Number of pages	9
Journal	Substance Use and Misuse
Volume	49
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3109/10826084.2013.852578
State	Published - Jan 1 2014

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Medicine (miscellaneous)
Health(social science)
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Psychiatry and Mental health

Keywords

Heavy drinking
Immigration status
Long-time-resident Asian immigrants
Recent-resident Asian immigrants
U.S.-born Asians

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