Investigating the dynamics of migration and health in Australia: A Longitudinal study

We used a longitudinal analysis to assess the differences in health outcomes (physical, mental and self-rated health), among Foreign-Born (FB) from English Speaking Countries (ESC) and non-English Speaking Countries (NESC) relative to Native-Born (NB) Australian over a 10 year period. We used hybrid regression models for evaluation of these health outcomes in 5,795 NB and 1,665 are FB from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) survey. After adjusting for all the time varying and time in-variant covariates, FB from NESC who had been living in Australia for more than 10 years were more likely to have poor physical health, mental health and self-rated health. We did not find any significant differences in the mental health of FB from ESC and NB Australiana throughout this 10 year period. However, FB from ESC maintained their physical health and self-rated health advantage over a longer period (more than 20 years).