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Race, ethnicity, nativity and perceptions of health risk during the covid-19 pandemic in the us

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posted on 2023-08-28, 04:11 authored by Thomas JamiesonThomas Jamieson, D Caldwell, B Gomez-Aguinaga, C Doña-Reveco
Previous research demonstrates that pandemics, including COVID-19, have disproportionate effects on communities of color, further exacerbating existing healthcare inequities. While increasing evidence points to the greater threat posed by COVID-19 to Latinx communities, less remains known about how identification as Latinx and migration status influence their perception of risk and harm. In this article, we use cross-sectional data from a large national probability sample to demonstrate a large positive association between ethnic identity and migration status and perceptions of harm from COVID-19 in the US. We find that individuals identifying as Hispanic/Latinx and first-generation immigrants report significantly greater risks of becoming infected by COVID-19 in the next three months, and dying from the virus if they do contract it. Further, subgroup analysis reveals that health risks are especially felt by individuals of Mexican descent, who represent the largest share of US Latinxs. Collectively, our results provide evidence about how the pandemic places increased stress on people from Latinx and immigrant communities relative to White non-Hispanic individuals in the US.

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Preferred citation

Jamieson, T., Caldwell, D., Gomez-Aguinaga, B. & Doña-Reveco, C. (2021). Race, ethnicity, nativity and perceptions of health risk during the covid-19 pandemic in the us. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(21), 11113-11113. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182111113

Journal title

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volume

18

Issue

21

Publication date

2021-11-01

Pagination

11113-11113

Publisher

MDPI AG

Publication status

Published

Online publication date

2021-10-22

ISSN

1661-7827

eISSN

1660-4601

Article number

ARTN 11113

Language

en