Self-Rated Health and Subjective Economic Status in Life Satisfaction among Older Chinese Immigrants: A Cross-Sectional Study

Bum Jung Kim,Yura Lee,Ling Xu,Lin Chen

doi:10.3390/healthcare9030342

Abstract

This study examines the influence of self-rated health and subjective economic status on the life satisfaction of older Chinese immigrants in the United States. Data were obtained from a cross-sectional survey of 205 older Chinese immigrants aged 66 to 90 years living in Los Angeles and Honolulu. Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) regression analysis was employed to explore the independent effects of self-rated health and subjective economic status. The results demonstrated that self-rated health and subjective economic status were positively associated with life satisfaction. This cross-sectional study provides empirical evidence that self-rated health and subjective economic status are directly associated with subjective life satisfaction among older Chinese immigrants.

Highlights

Life satisfaction refers to a cognitive evaluation of people’s entire lives, capturing their contentment based on individual, multidimensional criteria [1,2,3,4]
A population-based survey was conducted in Los Angeles, California and in Honolulu, Hawaii in 2014 to examine the relationships among self-rated health, subjective economic status, and life satisfaction among older Chinese immigrants
An Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) regression analysis was used to investigate the relative importance of the various independent variables concerning the life satisfaction of older Chinese immigrants using statistical software (STATA version 13) (STATA, city: College Station, TX, USA)

Summary

Introduction

Life satisfaction refers to a cognitive evaluation of people’s entire lives, capturing their contentment based on individual, multidimensional criteria [1,2,3,4]. Hispanic immigrants in the United States and, in contrast, revealed that even with the least socioeconomic resources, they were the most satisfied with their lives among all age groups. Given this unprecedented rise in the number of older immigrants in the United. States, this paradoxical finding stresses the need to understand the complex life satisfaction of these older adults [8]. An Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) regression analysis was used to investigate the relative importance of the various independent variables concerning the life satisfaction of older Chinese immigrants using statistical software (STATA version 13) (STATA, city: College Station, TX, USA)

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