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Well-Being and Family Support Among Elderly Rural Mexicans in the Context of Migration to the United States

Tonatiuh Gonzalez Vazquez, PhD Cand

National Institute of Public Health, Mexico

Pastor Bonilla Fernandez, MPH

National Institute of Public Health, Mexico

Berenice Jauregui Ortiz, BA

National Institute of Public Health, Mexico

Thespina J. Yamanis, MPH

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

V. Nelly Salgado de Snyder, PhD

National Institute of Public Health, Mexico, nsnyder{at}insp.mx.

Objective: To explore perceptions of well-being, family support, and economic resources in relation to level of contact with migration to the U.S. among a sample of elderly males from rural Mexico. Method: The snowballing technique was used to obtain a sample of 372 participants. Four groups were created according to the level of contact with migration among older adults and their children. Results: Greater level of contact with migration was associated with a higher likelihood that an older adult was literate, married or living with someone, self-employed, and retired or pensioned. In addition, greater level of contact with migration to the U.S. was associated with a higher level of perceived well-being, family support, and economic security. Discussion: Elderly, rural Mexican men with a greater degree of contact with migration to the U.S. seem to have more security and well-being in their old age.

Key Words: migration • elderly • rural • quality of life • family support

Journal of Aging and Health, Vol. 19, No. 2, 334-355 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/0898264307299268
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