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ArticleDrug and alcohol dependence2022

Ethnic density effect on alcohol-related hospitalizations among Chinese enclaves and ethnoburbs in California, 2007-2011.

Meme Wang-Schweig, Paul J Gruenewald, Andrew Gaidus, William R Ponicki

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Meme Wang-SchweigResearch Assistant Professor, Division of Community Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Illinois Chicago, USA. Electronic address: lwang33@uic.edu.
Paul J GruenewaldScientific Director, Senior Research Scientist, Prevention Research Center/PIRE, USA; Prevention Research Center, 2150 Shattuck Avenue, Suite 601, Berkeley, CA 94704-1365, USA. Electronic address: paul@prev.org.
Andrew GaidusResearch Associate, Prevention Research Center/PIRE, USA; Prevention Research Center, 2150 Shattuck Avenue, Suite 601, Berkeley, CA 94704-1365, USA. Electronic address: agaidus@prev.org.
William R PonickiResearch Scientist, Prevention Research Center/PIRE, USA; Prevention Research Center, 2150 Shattuck Avenue, Suite 601, Berkeley, CA 94704-1365, USA. Electronic address: bponicki@prev.org.

Funding

Transitions and Alcohol Use in the Later Lifespan: Environmental and Individual-level InfluencesP60AA006282 · NIAAA · PACIFIC INSTITUTE FOR RES AND EVALUATION · PI Sue Thomas · 2003 to 2026
$41.2M
Prevention Science Research Training ProgramT32AA014125 · NIAAA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY · PI GRUBE, JOEL WILLIAM, PASCHALL, MALLIE J · 2004 to 2024
$4.7M
NIAAA NIH HHS P60 AA006282NIAAA NIH HHS T32 AA014125
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Abstract

introductionResearch suggests there is an 'ethnic density effect' whereby racial/ethnic minority populations appear healthier when they reside in neighborhoods with greater numbers of people from the same ethnic group. The purpose of this study is to test whether this effect is observed for residents in Chinese enclaves (immigrant neighborhoods in urban areas) and ethnoburbs (immigrant neighborhoods in suburban areas) for measures on alcohol abuse and dependence.

methodsZIP code areas of California that represented Chinese enclaves and ethnoburbs were identified and mapped. Spatial regression models were used to compare neighborhood-level effects, including the ethnic density of Chinese enclaves and ethnoburbs on observed rates of alcohol-related hospitalizations compared to the rest of California. Analyses used Bayesian Space-Time Misalignment Poisson models on the annual number of alcohol-related hospitalizations per ZIP code for the years 2007-2011 (n = 8488 space-by-time units).

resultsEthnic density effect appeared for residents of ZIP code areas with greater proportions of Chinese Americans (RR=0.986, 95% CI: 0.982, 0.990). After controlling for sociodemographic characteristics, residents of ZIP code areas representing Chinese enclaves had lower risks for alcohol-related hospitalizations (RR=0.766, 95% CI: 0.630, 0.927); hospitalizations among residents of Chinese ethnoburbs no longer differed from the rest of the state. Compared to Chinese enclaves, Chinese ethnoburbs had a lower poverty rate (p < .001), a greater English fluency rate (p = .002), and similar proportions of residents who were Chinese and foreign-born.

conclusionDespite the socioeconomic advantages of living in Chinese ethnoburbs, populations living in these neighborhoods experience more problems related to alcohol abuse and dependence.

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EthnicityMinority GroupsBayes TheoremCaliforniaChinaHospitalizationHumansResidence CharacteristicsAlcoholalcohol-related hospitalizationsEthnic density effectEthnic enclavesEthnoburbsImmigrantsNeighborhoods

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