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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jul 9.
Published in final edited form as: Matern Child Health J. 2013 Dec;17(10):1913–1921. doi: 10.1007/s10995-012-1217-2

Table 3.

Adjusted percentages for health status and health care utilization for children (5–18 years), by parental immigrant subgroup: New Immigrant Survey 2003

Legalized Mixed-status Refugee Temporary resident Undocumented
Fair/poor health status, % 2.7 1.4 2.3 1.2 1.1
Activity-limiting health condition, % 3.6 3.9 6.7a 2.1a 4.1
Illness requiring medical attention, % 12.7b 11.5 8.2 7.5b 8.7
Delayed annual preventive exam, % 7.3 g,h 5.6c,d 6.7e,f 13.8d,f,h 14.8c,e,g
Delayed dental care, % 17.6 23.8 21.2 18.5 19.1

Comparisons with the same letter are significant at P <0.05

Results are adjusted for the following covariates: child’s age, place of birth (US vs. other), insurance coverage (private vs. other); parental region of birth, education, English-proficiency, household income, and time in the US; and whether the family resides in a state that offers public health insurance to eligible legal permanent residents