According to statistics from the 2012 United States Census Bureau survey, the national Cuban-American population stands at nearly two million people. Although this population represents only 4% of the total Hispanic or Latino population, Cuban Americans represent the largest number of older adults compared to all other Hispanic or Latino subcultures. This has a direct influence on elder care, ethnic remedies, lifespan, and government-provided health care among the Cuban-American population. This large elderly population is most often linked to the great Cuban migrations that began in the 1960s. Unlike some other Hispanic or Latin American subcultures, Cubans received significant social and economic support during their early waves. migration while seeking political asylum from the Castro regime. A subculture built on new economic and educational opportunities supports recent statistics from a study published by Stanford University that, among other Hispanic and Latino subcultures, Cubans have the largest population of elderly people, the largest number of citizens with formal education. education and have higher incomes. These statistics support the thesis found in a recent HealthAffairs.org article. The thesis concludes that the view and evaluation of a subculture of the American healthcare system is influenced by the socio-economic status of said subculture. The socioeconomic status of the Cuban American population is most closely related to that of non-Hispanic Whites, which would explain why the two subcultures have nearly identical views and evaluations of the U.S. healthcare system. South Florida already consists of a high number of people. percent of seniors for their ideal retirement facilities, ...... middle of paper ...... must use private health insurance. Works CitedBlendon, R. Disparities In Health: Perspectives Of A Multi-Ethnic, Multi-Racial America. Health Affairs. 2007. Accessed at: http://content.healthaffairs.org/content/26/5/1437.full. Accessed: March 27, 2014. Talamantes M, Lindeman R, Mouton C. Ethnogeriatric Program Module: Health and Healthcare of Hispanic/Latino Elders. Stanford.edu. Accessed at: http://www.stanford.edu/group/ethnoger/hispaniclatino.html. Accessed: March 28, 2014. Ennis R, Rios-Vargas M, Albert N. The Hispanic Population 2010. Census.org. 2011. Accessed at: http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/briefs/c2010br-04.pdf. Accessed: March 28, 2014. US Census Bureau, 2012 American Community Survey. Cri.fiu.edu. 2012. Accessed at: http://cri.fiu.edu/cuban-america/profile-of-cubans-in-the-united-states/. Accessed on: March 28, 2014.