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Legal Status and Health Care: Mexican-Origin Children in California, 2001-2014
R S Oropesa1, Nancy S Landale2, Marianne M Hillemeier3
1Department of Sociology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, phone: (814) 865-1577, fax: (814) 863-7216.
Parental legal status significantly impacts healthcare access for Mexican-origin children. While child nativity
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Sociology
- Health Services Research
Background:
- Healthcare access and utilization are critical for child well-being.
- The legal status of parents can influence healthcare access for their children.
- Understanding these dynamics is crucial for addressing health disparities.
Purpose of the Study:
- To examine trends in healthcare access and utilization among Mexican-origin children.
- To investigate the role of parental and child legal status in healthcare.
- To analyze how the importance of legal status distinctions has evolved over time.
Main Methods:
- Utilized restricted data from the California Health Interview Surveys (2001-2014).
- Employed descriptive analyses to observe trends in healthcare and legal status.
- Conducted logistic regression analyses to assess associations between legal status and healthcare.
Main Results:
- The proportion of foreign-born Mexican-origin children is decreasing.
- Parental legal status plays a varying role in children's healthcare, depending on the indicator and inclusion of child nativity.
- Historically, parental citizenship status was more influential than documentation status, but this distinction has largely diminished.
Conclusions:
- Parental legal status remains a significant factor in Mexican-origin children's healthcare access.
- The declining proportion of foreign-born children may increase the relative importance of parental legal status.
- Future research should consider the evolving nuances of legal status in healthcare disparities.
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