Table 1.
Descriptive Statistics, Population Aged 70 and Older by Nativity and Migration Status in the United States and in Mexico
| Variable | Mexicans in the United States
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Mexicans in Mexico
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Born | Mexico Born | Non–U.S. Migrants | U.S. Migrants | |
| Number of observations | 698 | 898 | 2,389 | 334 |
| Visited a doctor (%) | 87.9 | 87.5 | 64.4 | 66.3 |
| Stayed in a hospital overnight (%) | 19.3 | 20.5 | 9.3 | 12.9 |
| Any health insurance (%) | 99.7 | 97.0 | 51.7 | 54.4 |
| Gender female (%) | 60.9 | 53.3 | 54.0 | 16.4 |
| Education (%) | ||||
| 1 to 5 years of schooling | 39.1 | 55.4 | 30.9 | 39.1 |
| 6 or more years of schooling | 45.9 | 26.5 | 22.2 | 19.7 |
| Age (%) | ||||
| 70 to 79 | 66.2 | 63.8 | 69.9 | 76.4 |
| 80 or older | 33.8 | 36.2 | 30.1 | 23.5 |
| Residence, urban (%) | 41.7 | 42.0 | ||
| Income (%) | ||||
| Medium level | 38.7 | 27.3 | 33.8 | 31.5 |
| High level | 12.6 | 9.4 | 20.5 | 31.2 |
| Health (%) | ||||
| Heart attack | 16.4 | 16.5 | 3.2 | 6.5 |
| Stroke | 10.1 | 13.2 | 3.1 | 3.9 |
| Cancer | 11.8 | 7.8 | 1.7 | 1.9 |
| Diabetes | 32.3 | 30.3 | 15.5 | 14.0 |
| Difficulty with one or more ADLs | 16.9 | 21.7 | 16.0 | 12.3 |
| Difficulty with one or more IADLs | 23.9 | 32.5 | 20.4 | 10.2 |
Source: Authors’ calculations using Hispanic Established Populations for Epidemiologic Studies of the Elderly (1998) for the United States and the Mexican Health and Aging Study (2001) for Mexico.
Note: Weighted statistics. ADL = activities of daily living; IADL = instrumental ADL.