Testing the Multiple Disadvantage Model of Health with Ethnic Asian Children: A Secondary Data Analysis

Tyrone C. Cheng () and Celia C. Lo
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Tyrone C. Cheng: School of Social Work, University of Alabama, Little Hall, Tuscaloosa, AL 35401, USA
Celia C. Lo: Behavioral Research Manager, Peraton, Defense Personnel and Security Research Center, Seaside, CA 93955, USA

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 20, issue 1, 1-11

Abstract: This study of ethnic Asian children in the United States asked whether their health exhibited relationship with any of six factors: social disorganization, social structural factors, social relationships, the health of their parents, their access to medical insurance, acculturation. The sample of 1350 ethnic Asian children was extracted from the 2018 National Survey of Children’s Health. Logistic regression results showed that these children’s excellent/very good/good health was associated positively with safe neighborhoods, family incomes, family cohesiveness, family support, and receipt of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF). In turn, health was associated negatively with single-mother households. Implications of the present results in terms of interventions promoting family support, TANF participation, safe neighborhoods, and professionals’ cultural competency are discussed.

Keywords: Asian children; health; multiple disadvantages; welfare (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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