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Health of the Chinese Elderly in America

Elena S.H. Yu

University of Illinois at Chicago and Pacific/Asian American Mental Health Research Center

This article examines the mortality and morbidity patterns of Chinese elderly in America by using two established data sources: (1) the most recent vital statistics maintained by the National Center for Health Statistics, and (2) the cancer registry program called SEER (Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results) maintained by the National Cancer Institute at the National Institute of Health. The results suggest that Chinese Americans are relatively healthier than white Americans, the average age-adjusted death rate being lower for Chinese than for white Americans. Likewise, the age-specific death rates for all causes of death are lower for Chinese than for the majority white population. Details of statistics on rates of suicide, heart disease, neoplasms, and various forms of cancer are presented.

Research on Aging, Vol. 8, No. 1, 84-109 (1986)
DOI: 10.1177/0164027586008001005
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