RE: [BULK] - California's foreign born population

[Guest guest]

Sorry to chime in late on this. Yes, the

CHIS is a great resource for looking at many California populations. Unfortunately, as a

telephone survey, the CHIS may be less useful for the audience of this list

serve as it only reaches a segment of the farm labor force. The CHIS results I’ve

seen show farmworkers to be better off than they actually are. A great

research project for someone is to do a systematic look at these differences.

I’ve only seen analysis of selected variables done by others.

From: Lighthall

[mailto:david@...]

Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2005

12:47 PM

Migrant_Health_Research

Cc: emindel@...

Subject: [bULK] -

[ ] California's

foreign born population

To Mathew and

others,

I posed a

question (see below) in respect to Mathew's recent request to Ask CHIS, CHIS

being the California Health Interview Survey managed by UCLA. Mindel

of Ask CHIS was so kind as to do a preliminary analysis in a very rapid

turnaround--thanks much to !

Attached above

are the results of his analysis. As you can see, the database is very

impressive and the user interface is very friendly. Its an incredible

resource for health researchers in CA and model for the rest of the country.

PS to Mathew

and others: You may want to provide us with more complete contact info

when posting messages to the listserve.

Best,

Lighthall, Ph.D.

Research Director

Relational Culture Institute

3485 W. Shaw, Suite

103

Fresno, CA

93711

530 304-0038 mobile

559 276-2304 office

559 276-2304 fax

david@...

-----Original Message-----

From: Mindel

[mailto:emindel@...]

Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2005

11:26 AM

Lighthall

Subject: RE: AskCHIS News Alert -

2003 CHIS data is coming!

,

Thanks for your inquiry.

The answer to both questions is yes, but with the caveat that

" characterize the health " and " some legitimate conclusions "

are both very subjective and general terms that may or may not be supported by

CHIS data. Hence, the old warning that " your actual mileage may

vary. "

That said, for illustration I'm attaching 3 Excel files that I generated with

CHIS 2001 data using the AskCHIS tool, located at http://www.chis.ucla.edu/main/default.asp

These are just three CHIS topics of the hundreds available, each

cross-tabulated for country of birth. A researcher or analyst would

easily be able to build a series of such tables that are of interest, the sum

of which should allow that person to draw health profile conclusions about

foreign-born populations of California.

At 10:50 AM 2/2/2005, Lighthall wrote:

I have a question that was posed by someone on a health-related

listserve: Can CHIS data be used to characterize the health of the

foreign-born population of California?

Do you ask that question and

could statewide data be pooled to draw some legitimate conclusions on

the basis of this population as a whole?

Thank you,

Lighthall, Ph.D.

Research Director

Relational Culture Institute

3485 W. Shaw, Suite

103

Fresno, CA

93711

530 304-0038 mobile

559 276-2304 office

559 276-2304 fax

david@...

-----Original Message-----

From: AskCHIS@... [mailto:AskCHIS@...]

Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2005 3:52 PM

david@...

Subject: AskCHIS News Alert - 2003 CHIS data is coming!

CHIS 2003 DATA RESULTS AVAILABLE ON AskCHIS FEBRUARY 7th

The powerful features of AskCHIS 2.0 can soon be applied to multiple

years of CHIS results! On February 7, 2005 AskCHIS will provide access

to data from the 2003 cycle of CHIS. Nearly one hundred of the most

demanded CHIS topics will be immediately available for 2003 data, with

many more topics to follow in coming weeks.

Many topics are identical in CHIS 2001 and 2003. AskCHIS users will be

able to directly compare these topics in one table. Users may also

choose to combine the 2001 and 2003 sample for these topics, which

provides more stable estimates for smaller populations and averages out

the differences between 2001 and 2003.

POPULATION " WEIGHTS " REVISED FOR CHIS 2001 BASED ON CALIFORNIA DOF

AskCHIS employs population " weights " to extrapolate respondents'

answers

to all of California's

population. To allow comparisons with 2003 data,

the CHIS 2001 weights were revised. In general, the revised weights may

slightly change prevalence (percentage) estimates. Population (number)

estimates may change more, especially for small population groups such

as American Indian/Alaska Native.

The CHIS weights are now based on population estimates from the

California Department of Finance (DOF), which are updated more

frequently than US Census estimates. This will also be used to weight

future CHIS cycles. The new weights also account for socioeconomic

variation in California's

population.

The new weights also mean AskCHIS can provide estimates at the county,

region and state levels for Chinese, Filipinos, Koreans, and Vietnamese,

for both 2001 and 2003. Data for smaller Asian ethnic groups will

remain available for researchers in the CHIS Public Use Files.

We thank all the supporters of CHIS 2003, and all the AskCHIS users who

continue to make suggestions for improvements.

If you have any questions, please feel free to reply to this email. And

be sure to visit AskCHIS at

http://www.chis.ucla.edu/main/default.asp?s=QB18426

beginning February 7

to get results from CHIS 2003!

Sincerely,

Mindel

Web Development Manager

UCLA Center for Health Policy Research

Mindel

Web Development Manager

UCLA Center for Health Policy Research

10911 Weyburn Avenue, Suite 300

Los Angeles, CA

90024

310-794-6963-tel

310-794-2686-fax

emindel@...

Website: http://www.healthpolicy.ucla.edu

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[Guest guest]

Just a note: Because Mathew's question was about immigrants in Cal., rather than farmworkers, it was a great opportunity to draw on the CHIS data. I neglected to paste in Mathew's original question.

-----Original Message-----From: Gabbard [mailto:sgabbard@...] Sent: Monday, February 07, 2005 6:34 PM Subject: RE: [bULK] - [ ] California's foreign born population

Sorry to chime in late on this. Yes, the CHIS is a great resource for looking at many California populations. Unfortunately, as a telephone survey, the CHIS may be less useful for the audience of this list serve as it only reaches a segment of the farm labor force. The CHIS results I’ve seen show farmworkers to be better off than they actually are. A great research project for someone is to do a systematic look at these differences. I’ve only seen analysis of selected variables done by others.

From: Lighthall [mailto:david@...] Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2005 12:47 PMMigrant_Health_ResearchCc: emindel@...Subject: [bULK] - [ ] California's foreign born population

To Mathew and others,

I posed a question (see below) in respect to Mathew's recent request to Ask CHIS, CHIS being the California Health Interview Survey managed by UCLA. Mindel of Ask CHIS was so kind as to do a preliminary analysis in a very rapid turnaround--thanks much to !

Attached above are the results of his analysis. As you can see, the database is very impressive and the user interface is very friendly. Its an incredible resource for health researchers in CA and model for the rest of the country.

PS to Mathew and others: You may want to provide us with more complete contact info when posting messages to the listserve.

Best,

Lighthall, Ph.D.Research DirectorRelational Culture Institute3485 W. Shaw, Suite 103Fresno, CA 93711530 304-0038 mobile559 276-2304 office559 276-2304 faxdavid@...

-----Original Message-----From: Mindel [mailto:emindel@...] Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2005 11:26 AM LighthallSubject: RE: AskCHIS News Alert - 2003 CHIS data is coming!

,Thanks for your inquiry.The answer to both questions is yes, but with the caveat that "characterize the health" and "some legitimate conclusions" are both very subjective and general terms that may or may not be supported by CHIS data. Hence, the old warning that "your actual mileage may vary."That said, for illustration I'm attaching 3 Excel files that I generated with CHIS 2001 data using the AskCHIS tool, located at http://www.chis.ucla.edu/main/default.aspThese are just three CHIS topics of the hundreds available, each cross-tabulated for country of birth. A researcher or analyst would easily be able to build a series of such tables that are of interest, the sum of which should allow that person to draw health profile conclusions about foreign-born populations of California.At 10:50 AM 2/2/2005, Lighthall wrote:

I have a question that was posed by someone on a health-relatedlistserve: Can CHIS data be used to characterize the health of theforeign-born population of California? Do you ask that question andcould statewide data be pooled to draw some legitimate conclusions onthe basis of this population as a whole?Thank you, Lighthall, Ph.D.Research DirectorRelational Culture Institute3485 W. Shaw, Suite 103Fresno, CA 93711530 304-0038 mobile559 276-2304 office559 276-2304 faxdavid@... -----Original Message-----From: AskCHIS@... [mailto:AskCHIS@...] Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2005 3:52 PMdavid@...Subject: AskCHIS News Alert - 2003 CHIS data is coming!CHIS 2003 DATA RESULTS AVAILABLE ON AskCHIS FEBRUARY 7thThe powerful features of AskCHIS 2.0 can soon be applied to multipleyears of CHIS results! On February 7, 2005 AskCHIS will provide accessto data from the 2003 cycle of CHIS. Nearly one hundred of the mostdemanded CHIS topics will be immediately available for 2003 data, withmany more topics to follow in coming weeks.Many topics are identical in CHIS 2001 and 2003. AskCHIS users will beable to directly compare these topics in one table. Users may alsochoose to combine the 2001 and 2003 sample for these topics, whichprovides more stable estimates for smaller populations and averages outthe differences between 2001 and 2003.POPULATION "WEIGHTS" REVISED FOR CHIS 2001 BASED ON CALIFORNIA DOFAskCHIS employs population "weights" to extrapolate respondents' answersto all of California's population. To allow comparisons with 2003 data,the CHIS 2001 weights were revised. In general, the revised weights mayslightly change prevalence (percentage) estimates. Population (number)estimates may change more, especially for small population groups suchas American Indian/Alaska Native.The CHIS weights are now based on population estimates from theCalifornia Department of Finance (DOF), which are updated morefrequently than US Census estimates. This will also be used to weightfuture CHIS cycles. The new weights also account for socioeconomicvariation in California's population.The new weights also mean AskCHIS can provide estimates at the county,region and state levels for Chinese, Filipinos, Koreans, and Vietnamese,for both 2001 and 2003. Data for smaller Asian ethnic groups willremain available for researchers in the CHIS Public Use Files.We thank all the supporters of CHIS 2003, and all the AskCHIS users whocontinue to make suggestions for improvements.If you have any questions, please feel free to reply to this email. Andbe sure to visit AskCHIS athttp://www.chis.ucla.edu/main/default.asp?s=QB18426 beginning February 7to get results from CHIS 2003!Sincerely, MindelWeb Development ManagerUCLA Center for Health Policy Research

MindelWeb Development ManagerUCLA Center for Health Policy Research10911 Weyburn Avenue, Suite 300 Los Angeles, CA 90024 310-794-6963-tel 310-794-2686-fax emindel@... Website: http://www.healthpolicy.ucla.edu

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