Examining the healthy immigrant effect in mid- to later life: findings from the Canadian Community Health Survey.

Recent studies have established that a healthy immigrant effect operates in Canada-immigrants are generally healthier than Canadian-born persons-but that this effect tends to diminish over time, as the health of immigrants converges to the Canadian norm. Although this effect has been examined by place of birth, language, marital status, socio-economic status, charter-language ability, and category of immigrant status in Canada, less is known about the healthy immigrant effect at different stages of the life course, particularly in mid- to later adulthood, stages at which there is an increased likelihood of decline in physical and mental health status. This study examines how age at immigration affects the health of mid- to later-life immigrants, compared to Canadian-born persons, using data from the 2000-2001 Canadian Community Health Survey.

"There's no place like home": an analysis of young adults' mature coresidency in Canada.

This article investigates the propensity for young adults to live in the parental home between the ages of 25 to 34--termed "mature coresidency." Drawing upon a synthesis of life course theory and the concept of social capital, a rationale is developed for examination of emotional closeness to parents during childhood and a number of socio-demographic and structural factors deemed to be important. Using a subset of young adults aged 25 to 34 (N = 1,760) from the 1995 Canadian General Social Survey, it is found that emotional closeness to mothers and fathers are major determinants of mature coresidency.