TY - RPRT AU - Yasenov, Vasil AU - Hotard, Michael AU - Lawrence, Duncan AU - Hainmueller, Jens TI - Association between Parents' Nativity Status and Influenza Vaccination Rates among Children PY - 2021/Sep/ PB - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) CY - Bonn T2 - IZA Discussion Paper IS - 14746 UR - https://www.iza.org/publications/dp14746 AB - Previous research has documented lower vaccination rates among ethnic and racial minorities as well as foreign-born people, thus raising concerns about health inequities during pandemics. We analyzed influenza vaccination rates among children with US-born parents and those with at least one immigrant parent. We found that children with immigrant parents have higher odds of receiving the influenza vaccination even after controlling for socio-demographic characteristics. KW - influenza vaccine KW - immigration KW - mixed-status families ER -