Health
Report | April 2018

Healthcare Coverage in the United States and New York Metropolitan Area, 2009 – 2015

This study examines trends regarding health insurance coverage in the United States along lines of sex, race/ethnicity, place of birth, and poverty status between 2009 and 2015.

Healthcare / Inequality / Latinos

Health
Report 70 | June 2016

Prevalence of Chronic Health Conditions among Latinos in the United States between 1999 and 2011

This study examines the prevalence of five major chronic health conditions – heart disease, stroke, cancer, arthritis, and diabetes – among adults 18 years of age and older in the United States between 1999 and 2011 […]

Chronic Disease / Latinos / Mexicans / Puerto Ricans

Health
Report 68 | June 2016

The Relationship between Food Insecurity and Weight in the United States, 2011 – 2014

This report examines the relation between weight and food insecurity in the United States between 2011 and 2014 […]

BMI / Food Insecurity / Latinos

Health / General Demographics / Women
Report 52 | September 2013

The Rates of Overweight and Obesity Across Racial/Ethnic Group: Focus on Latinos and Latino Subgroups

This study examines demographic and socioeconomic factors of racial/ethnic groups in the United States – particularly the obesity rate of Latinos […]

Demographics / Health / Latinos / Obesity

Health / National Origin and Immigration / Women
Report 46 | November 2012

Sexual and Reproductive Health Care Access and Utilization by Mexican Immigrant Women in New York City – A Descriptive Study

This study examines reproductive health care access and utilization by Mexicans in New York City […]

Demographics / Latinos / Mexicans / New York Metro Area / Reproductive Care

Health / Women
Report 37 | October 2010

Public Health Insurance Utilization in New York City, 2008

This study examines demographic and socioeconomic factors of racial/ethnic groups in New York City between as of 2008 – particularly the utilization of public health insurance (PHI) benefits […]

Demographics / Health Insurance / Latinos / New York Metro Area / Public Health

Health / General Demographics / Women
Report 29 | November 2009

Health Insurance Patterns Among Latinos in Comparative Perspective 2004 — 2007

This report examines the rates at which the four major racial/ethnic groups in the United States — Latinos, non-Hispanic Whites, non-Hispanic Blacks and Asians — lacked health insurance from 2004- 2006 in the U.S. overall and in the ten states with the largest Latino populations: California, Texas, Florida, New York, Illinois, Arizona, New Jersey, Colorado, New Mexico and Georgia […]

Demographics / Health Insurance / Latinos / Public Health

Health / National Origin and Immigration / Women
Report 27 | November 2009

Fertility Rates among Mexicans in Traditional And New States of Settlement, 2006

Between 1980 and 2006 the Mexican population of the U.S. not only increased substantially, but also began to settle in states where there had traditionally been a marginal or almost no presence of Mexicans previously […]

Health / Women
Report | 2008

Crude Birth Rates and Contraceptive Use by Racial/Ethnic Group in the U.S., 1990-2000

This report analyzes crude birth rates and contraceptive use among women in the three primary racial/ethnic groups, White, Black, and Latina, and further examines birth rates by age-specific groups in the United States between 1990 and 2000 […]

Birth Rates / Demographics / Latinos / New York Metro Area / Public Health

Health / General Demographics / Women
Report | 2008

Crude Birth Rates Among New York City’s Racial/Ethnic Groups and Latino Nationalities In 2002

This report analyzes crude birth rates among women in the three primary racial/ethnic groups, White, Black, and Latina, and further examines birth rates by age-specific groups in the five boroughs of New York City in 2002. In addition, this report presents the crude birth rates for six Latino nationalities: Mexican, Ecuadorian, Dominican, Colombian, Puerto Rican and Cuban […]

Birth Rates / Demographics / Latinos / New York Metro Area / Public Health

Community Studies / Health / General Demographics / Income / Women
Report | 2007

Disparities in Health and Well-Being Among Latinos in Washington Heights/Inwood 2000–2007

This report analyzes how well the residents of Washington Heights/Inwood (WH/IN) have fared on selected health indicators set forth by the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygene between 2000 and 2005 […]

Bronx / Latinos / Mental Hygiene / New York Metro Area / Public Health