BMJ 1996;312:1373-1374 (1 June)

Editorials

Mortality among second generation Irish in England and Wales

Poorer health is not fully explained by continuing socioeconomic disadvantage

People born in Ireland make up the largest immigrant group in England and Wales and have been found in earlier studies to have poorer health than all other immigrant groups.1 2 The paper in this issue by Harding and Balarajan (p 1389)shows that mortality among second generation Irish--those born in England and Wales with one or both parents born in the Republic of Ireland--is significantly higher than overall mortality for all causes and for most major causes of death.3 It is important to understand this continuing health disadvantage among the children of Irish immigrants.

The history of immigration from Ireland has been a long and sometimes dramatic one. The social, economic, and demographic characteristics of the first generation of Irish settlers undoubtedly influenced their patterns of morbidity and mortality. They could also have influenced the magnitude and type of mortality of . . . [Full text of this article]


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This article has been cited by other articles:

  • Aspinall, P. J. (2002). Suicide amongst Irish Migrants in Britain: A Review of the Identity and Integration Hypothesis. Int J Soc Psychiatry 48: 290-304 [Abstract]  
  • Cruickshank, J K (1996). Mortality in second generation Irish people living in England and Wales. BMJ 313: 753a-753 [Full text]  
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