Objectives. We determined the size and correlates of underascertainment of Hispanic
ethnicity on California death certificates. Methods. We used 1999 to 2000 vital registration …

Objectives. We tested the data artifact hypothesis regarding the Hispanic mortality
advantage by investigating whether and to what degree this advantage is explained by …

Objectives: Hispanics appear to live longer compared to other ethnic groups in the United
States. Our main objective was to determine whether data quality biases mortality statistics …

Objectives. The Hispanic population in the United States represents more than 40 million
individuals, with Mexican Americans (MA) as the largest subgroup. To assess the utility of …

Objectives. We examined the “Hispanic paradox,” whereby persons of Hispanic origin
seemed to experience lower mortality than the non-Hispanic White population. This paradox …

Objectives. We sought to determine whether mortality rates among immigrant and US-born
Hispanic young adults were higher or lower compared with non-Hispanic Whites. We also …

We used vital records and census data and Medicare and NUMIDENT records to estimate
age-and sex-specific death rates for elderly non-Hispanic whites and Hispanics, including …

Objective.—To compare all-cause and cause-specific mortality rates between Hispanic and
non-Hispanic groups and estimate the effect of family income, place of birth, and place of …

Underestimation of death rates for specific races can obscure health problems and impair
the ability of public programs to prevent premature death and disability. For accurate race …

To determine the mortality experience of Hispanic residents of New York City and the
influence of birthplace on their mortality rates, NYC Department of Health mortality records …