Why Do Hispanics Have So Little Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance?
This paper investigates low rates of employer health insurance coverage among Hispanics using national data from the Community Tracking Study Household Survey. Interview language served as a proxy for the degree of assimilation. Findings indicate that English-speaking Hispanics are more similar to w...
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| Series: | Inquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing |
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| author | James D. Reschovsky Jack Hadley Len Nichols |
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| description | This paper investigates low rates of employer health insurance coverage among Hispanics using national data from the Community Tracking Study Household Survey. Interview language served as a proxy for the degree of assimilation. Findings indicate that English-speaking Hispanics are more similar to whites in their labor market experiences and coverage than they are to Spanish-speaking Hispanics. Spanish-speakers' very low human capital (including their inability to speak English) results in much less access to job-based insurance. Though less important, Spanish-speaking Hispanics' demand for employer-sponsored insurance appears lower than that of English-speaking Hispanics or whites. Results suggest that language and job training may be the most effective way to bolster Hispanics' insurance coverage. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a0bc33135e854888aab07a361e110b582022-12-21T17:57:28ZengSAGE PublishingInquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing0046-95802007-08-014410.5034/inquiryjrnl_44.3.257Why Do Hispanics Have So Little Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance?James D. ReschovskyJack HadleyLen NicholsThis paper investigates low rates of employer health insurance coverage among Hispanics using national data from the Community Tracking Study Household Survey. Interview language served as a proxy for the degree of assimilation. Findings indicate that English-speaking Hispanics are more similar to whites in their labor market experiences and coverage than they are to Spanish-speaking Hispanics. Spanish-speakers' very low human capital (including their inability to speak English) results in much less access to job-based insurance. Though less important, Spanish-speaking Hispanics' demand for employer-sponsored insurance appears lower than that of English-speaking Hispanics or whites. Results suggest that language and job training may be the most effective way to bolster Hispanics' insurance coverage.https://doi.org/10.5034/inquiryjrnl_44.3.257 |
| spellingShingle | James D. Reschovsky Jack Hadley Len Nichols Why Do Hispanics Have So Little Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance? Inquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing |
| title | Why Do Hispanics Have So Little Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance? |
| title_full | Why Do Hispanics Have So Little Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance? |
| title_fullStr | Why Do Hispanics Have So Little Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Why Do Hispanics Have So Little Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance? |
| title_short | Why Do Hispanics Have So Little Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance? |
| title_sort | why do hispanics have so little employer sponsored health insurance |
| url | https://doi.org/10.5034/inquiryjrnl_44.3.257 |
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