Rapid aging in American society will be disproportionately concentrated among the foreign-born. Immigrants in the United States (U.S.) are a heterogeneous population, yet little is known regarding their differences in disability later in life by region of origin. We use data from the National Health Interview Survey on respondents ages 60+ (n = 313,072) and employ gender-specific logistic models to predict reports of any activity of daily living (ADL) disability. After accounting for socioeconomic factors, compared to their U.S.-born non-Hispanic (NH) White counterparts, the odds of reporting ADL disability were higher among U.S.-born respondents that are Hispanic, NH Black, and NH Multiracial as well as respondents with Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Russian/former Soviet, Middle Eastern, East Asian, and South Asian origins. Also, Dominican, African, and Southeast Asian women-and European men-reported high odds of ADL disability. Our results highlight heterogeneity in the disability profiles of foreign-born older adults in the U.S..

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美国老年移民的残疾：探索原籍地区和性别的差异。

美国社会的快速老龄化将不成比例地集中在外国出生的人身上。美国 (US) 的移民是一个异质群体，但人们对他们在以后生活中按原籍地区的残疾情况的差异知之甚少。我们使用来自 60 岁以上受访者的全国健康访谈调查数据 (n = 313,072)，并采用特定性别的逻辑模型来预测任何日常生活活动 (ADL) 残疾的报告。考虑到社会经济因素后，与美国出生的非西班牙裔 (NH) 白人相比，美国出生的西班牙裔、新罕布什尔州黑人、新罕布什尔州多种族以及墨西哥裔受访者报告 ADL 残疾的几率更高、波多黎各人、古巴人、俄罗斯人/前苏联人、中东人、东亚人和南亚人。此外，多米尼加、非洲和东南亚女性以及欧洲男性报告 ADL 残疾的几率很高。我们的结果凸显了美国外国出生老年人残疾状况的异质性。