Spatial Disparities: The Role of Nativity in Neighborhood Exposure to Alcohol and Tobacco Retailers.
J Immigr Minor Health
; 24(4): 945-955, 2022 Aug.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-34591231
ABSTRACT
Studies of retail environment, one of the social determinants of health, document racial/ethnic disparities in exposure to alcohol and tobacco (A and T) retailers, but have largely overlooked nativity. We examined associations between A and T retailer density and rates of foreign-born Latinx and foreign-born Asian residents in California census tracts (N = 7888), using spatial regressions and controlling for population and ecological confounders (e.g., population density, zoning, residential instability, urbanicity). Socio-demographic data came from the American Community Survey (2012-2016); census tract density of A and T retailers came from geocoded addresses from state license data for off-sale alcohol distributors and purchased data on tobacco retailers from a commercial provider. Models predicting A and T tract retailer density showed that the rate of foreign-born Latinx residents was associated with higher tobacco retailer density but lower alcohol retailer density, and demonstrate no significant associations between rate of foreign-born Asian residents tobacco and alcohol retail density. Retail environment could contribute to observed declines in immigrant health over time in the US and across generations.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Nicotiana
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Tobacco Products
Type of study:
Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Aspects:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
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Equity_inequality
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
J Immigr Minor Health
Journal subject:
CIENCIAS SOCIAIS
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SAUDE PUBLICA
Year:
2022
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States