A National Profile of Functional Limitations Among Asian Indians, Chinese, and Filipinos

Andy SharmaPhD and Deborah CarrPhD

The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, 2020, vol. 75, issue 5, 1021-1029

Abstract: ObjectivesAsian Americans are the fastest-growing minority group in the United States, yet little is known about their functional mobility. To overcome such a gap, this study examined the association between demographic/economic characteristics and functional limitations for middle-aged and older Asian Indians, Chinese, and Filipinos.MethodThis study utilized microdata from the National Health Interview Survey pooled sample (2010–2016 IPUMS NHIS with a sample size of 6,767 Asians). Logit regressions were used to examine factors associated with functional limitations. Measures include age, gender, currently married, education (categorized as less than high school, high school, some college, college, advanced degree), birth and citizenship status, household income, home ownership, types of health insurance (e.g., Medicaid, Medicare, private), and geographic region (i.e., Northeast, Midwest, South, and West).ResultsChinese (odds ratio [OR] 0.57, p

Keywords: Asian American disability; Functional health status; Minority aging; Older Asian Americans; Population aging (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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