TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Neighborhood ethnic composition and problem drinking among older Mexican American men: results from the Hispanic Established Populations for the Epidemiologic Study of the Elderly
JO  - Journal of immigrant and minority health
A1  - Stroope, Samuel
A1  - Martinez, Brandon C.
A1  - Eschbach, Karl
A1  - Peek, M. Kristen
A1  - Markides, Kyriakos S.
SP  - 1055
EP  - 1060
VL  - 17
IS  - 4
N2  - Ethnic enclaves may be protective for health. This study investigates the effects of neighborhood co-ethnic density on problem drinking among older Mexican American men. Probability sample of 2,086 community-dwelling Mexican Americans aged 75 or older drawn in 2004-2005 residing in communities in Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico and Texas. Problem drinking was found among 15.3 % of men (n = 350). For each percent increase in neighborhood percent Mexican American, men had 2 % lower odds of problem drinking [odds ratio (OR) 0.98; P < 0.05]. U.S. born men had lower odds of problem drinking (OR 0.40; P < 0.05) compared with foreign born men, while English language use was associated with greater odds of problem drinking (OR 2.14; P < 0.05). Older Mexican American men in neighborhoods with low levels of co-ethnic density, the foreign born, and those with English language facility had an increased likelihood of problem drinking.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1557-1912
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10903-014-0033-8
ID  - ref1
ER  -