Article
Neighborhood Ethnic Composition and Problem Drinking Among Older Mexican American Men: Results from the Hispanic Established Populations for the Epidemiologic Study of the Elderly
Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
(2015)
Abstract
Ethnic enclaves may be protective for health. This study investigates the effects of neighborhood co-ethnic density on problem drinking among older Mexican American men. Probability sample of 2,086 community-dwelling Mexican Americans aged 75 or older drawn in 2004–2005 residing in communities in Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico and Texas. Problem drinking was found among 15.3 % of men (n = 350). For each percent increase in neighborhood percent Mexican American, men had 2 % lower odds of problem drinking [odds ratio (OR) 0.98; P < 0.05]. U.S. born men had lower odds of problem drinking (OR 0.40; P < 0.05) compared with foreign born men, while English language use was associated with greater odds of problem drinking (OR 2.14; P < 0.05). Older Mexican American men in neighborhoods with low levels of co-ethnic density, the foreign born, and those with English language facility had an increased likelihood of problem drinking.
Keywords
- Mexican American,
- problem drinking,
- neighborhoods,
- nativity,
- older adults
Disciplines
Publication Date
August, 2015
DOI
10.1007/s10903-014-0033-8
Citation Information
Brandon C Martinez, Samuel Stroope, Karl Eschbach, M. K Peek, et al.. "Neighborhood Ethnic Composition and Problem Drinking Among Older Mexican American Men: Results from the Hispanic Established Populations for the Epidemiologic Study of the Elderly" Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health Vol. 17 Iss. 4 (2015) p. 1055 - 1060 ISSN: 1557-1912 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/brandon-martinez/7/