This study of ethnic Hispanic children in the United States examined if their health exhibited relationship with any of six factors: social disorganization, social structural factors, social relationships, family health/mental health, access to medical insurance, and acculturation. A sample of 6,916 ethnic Hispanic children was extracted from the 2021 National Survey of Children’s Health.

Findings: Results showed that these children’s excellent/very good/good health was associated positively with rundown neighborhoods, family support, neighbor support, and parent good health. In turn, children’s health was associated negatively with racial discrimination, parent-child poor communication, peer/religious group support, child depression, family mental health problem, physician visits, and children born in the U.S. Authors conclude that these children’s health were mainly related to physical and social environmental factors, family and social relationships, children’s and family’s mental health, and parents’ health.

This study references an article that uses 2007–2012 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) data.