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Semyonov-Tal, Keren and Maskileyson, Dina (2021). Unhealthy Immigrants: Sources for Health Gaps Between Immigrants and Natives in Israel. Front. Sociol., 6. LAUSANNE: FRONTIERS MEDIA SA. ISSN 2297-7775

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Abstract

The study focuses on sources for health gaps between Jewish immigrants and native-born Israelis. Unlike traditional immigrant societies where immigration is viewed as economically motivated, immigrants returning to Israel are viewed as the returning diaspora. Because immigrants in Israel are entitled to the same health benefits and medical services as native-born, we expect Israel to attract unhealthy immigrants in disproportionate numbers. The data for the analysis are obtained from the Israeli National Health Interview Survey (2013-2015). The data set provides detailed information on health status and illness, sociodemographic attributes and origin of immigrants. Three major origin groups of immigrants are distinguished: the former Soviet Union, Western Europeans or the Americans (mostly Ashkenazim), and Asians or North Africans (mostly Sephardim). Our findings lend support to the expectations that the health status of all immigrant groups is poorer than that of native-born Israelis. The nativity-illness gap is most pronounced in the case of male immigrants (from Europe or the Americas or South Africa or Australia) and for female immigrants (from countries in the Middle East or North Africa) and least pronounced in the case of immigrants arriving from the former Soviet Union for both gender groups. Decomposition of the gaps into components reveals that some portion of the illness gap can be attributed to nativity status, but the largest portion of the gap is attributed to demographic characteristics. Neither socioeconomic status nor health-related behavior accounts for a substantial portion of the nativity-illness gap for all subgroups of immigrants.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Semyonov-Tal, Keren UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Maskileyson, Dina UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-573099
DOI:	10.3389/fsoc.2021.686306
Journal or Publication Title:	Front. Sociol.
Volume:	6
Date:	2021
Publisher:	FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
Place of Publication:	LAUSANNE
ISSN:	2297-7775
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language RACIAL DISPARITIES; CARE-SYSTEM; INEQUALITIES; SELECTION; ACCESS; DISCRIMINATION; DECOMPOSITION; MORBIDITY; INSURANCE; SEVERITY Multiple languages Sociology Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/57309