Few studies examine nativity disparities in smoking in the US, thus a major gap remains in
understanding whether immigrant Latinos' smoking prevalence is stable, converging, or …

Abstract Introduction Immigrants in the United States are less likely to smoke than those born
in the United States, but studies have not fully described the diversity of their smoking …

Research has suggested that Latinos are less likely to initiate smoking than non-Latino
whites. This advantage may be due in part to social and structural factors that deter smoking …

Objective. Examine the association between English language proficiency (ELP) and
immigrant generation and having made a cigarette smoking quit attempt in the past 12 …

Objectives. We assessed risk of cigarette smoking initiation among Hispanics/Latinos during
adolescence by migration status and gender. Methods. The Hispanic Community Health …

Objectives. We investigated differences in smoking behaviors between US-and Mexican-
born ever smokers and examined the influence of US culture on smoking initiation. Methods …

Our objective was to identify factors associated with current cigarette smoking among Latino
adults in Oregon. We used data from 1,356 Latino participants and, for comparison, 18,593 …

Due in large part to increased migration from Africa and the Caribbean, black immigrants
and their descendants are drastically changing the contours of health disparities among …

The healthy migrant paradox suggests that immigrants to developed countries are, on
average, healthier than the native born of the host country, with some finding that health …

Background In many developed countries, immigrants live longer—that is, have lower death
rates at most or all ages—than native-born residents. This article tests whether different …