Women's Health USA 2003

IMMIGRANT WOMEN

Immigrant populations, especially non-citizens, face challenges in accessing health care services, including language and cultural barriers. In the year 2000, there were an estimated 12.8 million women aged 18 and older residing in the U.S. who were born in other countries, 58.0 percent of whom were non-citizens.¹

In 2001, women who were non-citizens were more likely than naturalized citizens and U.S.-born women to lack a usual source of care (18.9 percent as compared to 11.2 and 9.4 percent of naturalized and U.S.-born citizens, respectively). Non-citizens were also more likely to report having no health insurance than U.S.-born citizens (41.3 compared to 10.3 percent).

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¹ U.S. Census Bureau. Current Population Survey - March 2000 Detailed Tables (PPL-135) http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/foreign/p20-534.html [Back to Text]