Interestingly, stress exposure and vulnerability played a minimal role in explaining the health advantage of foreign-born Hispanics over Whites. Foreign-born Hispanics had rates of stress exposure roughly comparable to Whites and showed similar associations with health to those observed for Whites; as such, we would not expect to attribute their health advantage to either exposure or vulnerability to stress. Nevertheless, it remains unclear why despite having poverty levels comparable to those of Blacks, Hispanic immigrants nonetheless have levels of health that are comparable or superior to those of Whites (Williams et al., 2010).
