04/03/17 – Smoking Selectivity among Mexican Immigrants using Binational Data

Mexican immigrants have lower smoking rates than U.S.-born Mexicans, and some scholars attribute this to health selection, the concept that individuals who migrate are healthier and have better health behaviors than their non-migrant counterparts. This is often indirectly measured by comparing U.S.-born Mexicans to recent Mexican immigrants, however, that comparison neglects several important factors. Using…Continue Reading 04/03/17 – Smoking Selectivity among Mexican Immigrants using Binational Data