TY - JOUR
T1 - The Moderating Effects of Ethnicity and Employment Type on Insurance Coverage
T2 - Four Asian Subgroups in California
AU - Nguyen, Duy
AU - Choi, Sunha
AU - Park, So Young
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Southern Gerontological Society.
PY - 2015/10/3
Y1 - 2015/10/3
N2 - Despite nearly universal insurance coverage for older Americans over the age of 65, the preretirement age cohort is susceptible to gaps in coverage. Related to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), this study investigated heterogeneity in insurance status for preretirement Asian immigrants by examining the interacting effects of Asian ethnicity and employment type, which is a major factor that determines an individuals insurance status in the U.S. Data from the 2009 California Health Interview Survey, which included 1,024 Asians between the ages of 50 and 64, were analyzed. Our findings indicate significant moderating effects of employment type and Asian ethnicity. However, regardless of employment type, Koreans had the highest rate of being uninsured. To effectively reach the ACAs goal of reducing the number of uninsured individuals, targeted interventions specific to Asian subgroups are essential.
AB - Despite nearly universal insurance coverage for older Americans over the age of 65, the preretirement age cohort is susceptible to gaps in coverage. Related to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), this study investigated heterogeneity in insurance status for preretirement Asian immigrants by examining the interacting effects of Asian ethnicity and employment type, which is a major factor that determines an individuals insurance status in the U.S. Data from the 2009 California Health Interview Survey, which included 1,024 Asians between the ages of 50 and 64, were analyzed. Our findings indicate significant moderating effects of employment type and Asian ethnicity. However, regardless of employment type, Koreans had the highest rate of being uninsured. To effectively reach the ACAs goal of reducing the number of uninsured individuals, targeted interventions specific to Asian subgroups are essential.
KW - ethnicity
KW - immigrants
KW - socioeconomic factors
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84940654624&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/0733464813481849
DO - 10.1177/0733464813481849
M3 - Article
C2 - 24652875
AN - SCOPUS:84940654624
SN - 0733-4648
VL - 34
SP - 858
EP - 878
JO - Journal of Applied Gerontology
JF - Journal of Applied Gerontology
IS - 7
ER -
