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Table 1 Descriptive and bivariate statistics of the frequency of anxiety/depression symptoms by life satisfaction, and other sociodemographic characteristics among the first-generation population (Unweight n = 4295 and Weighted N = 40,990,369)

From: Influence of biopsychosocial factors on self-reported anxiety/depression symptoms among first-generation immigrant population in the U.S.

  

Frequency of anxiety/depression

 
 

Overall Sample

A few times a year or never

Daily/weekly/monthly

 
 

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

P-value

Overall

 

3,841 (89.78)

454 (10.22)

 

Age groups

   

0.0002

18–25

223 (7.87)

191 (86.10)

32 (13.90)

 

26–34

615 (15.25)

563 (92.69)

52 (7.31)

 

35–49

1416 (33.04)

1296 (92.32)

120 (7.68)

 

50–64

1160 (26.75)

1015 (87.18)

145 (12.82)

 

65 and older

881 (17.09)

776 (88.03)

105 (11.97)

 

Sex

   

0.0062

Male

1926 (48.11)

1760 (91.32)

166 (8.68)

 

Female

2369 (51.89)

2081 (88.36)

288 (11.65)

 

Sexual orientation

   

0.0032

Heterosexual

4126 (96.09)

3705 (90.13)

421 (9.87)

 

Gay/Lesbian

54 (1.07)

41 (79.28)

13 (20.72)

 

Bisexual

30 (0.64)

21 (71.73)

9 (28.27)

 

Other/uncertain

85 (2.20)

74 (84.78)

11 (15.22)

 

Citizenship status

   

0.2918

Citizen

2661 (58.43)

2365 (89.27)

296 (10.73)

 

Non-citizen

1634 (41.58)

1476 (90.50)

158 (9.50)

 

Race/ethnicity

   

0.0002

Non-Hispanic White

915 (18.02)

789 (86.97)

126 (13.03)

 

Non-Hispanic Black/African American

361 (10.07)

329 (91.23)

32 (8.77)

 

Non-Hispanic Asian

1275 (25.76)

1178 (91.60)

97 (8.40)

 

Hispanic

1679 (44.86)

1496 (90.05)

183 (9.95)

 

Other/Multi-racial group

65 (1.30)

49 (72.27)

16 (27.73)

 

Level of education completed

   

0.1076

Less than high school

765 (20.76)

683 (89.79)

82 (10.21)

 

High school diploma or GED

895 (24.31)

802 (90.62)

93 (9.38)

 

Some college/associate degree

844 (18.68)

740 (87.00)

104 (13.00)

 

Family income to poverty ratio

(Mean: SD)

4295 (3.65: 2.93)

3841 (3.67: 2.92)

454 (3.47: 2.99)

0.2404

Health insurance status

   

0.1843

Not insured

579 (17.04)

526 (91.55)

53 (8.45)

 

Insured

3716 (82.96)

3315 (89.42)

401 (10.58)

 

Marital status

   

0.0004

Single/never married

828 (20.35)

726 (88.62)

102 (11.38)

 

Married

2586 (64.86)

2363 (91.20)

223 (8.80)

 

Divorced/Separated/Widowed

881 (14.80)

752 (85.16)

129 (14.84)

 

Acculturation/length of stay in the U.S.

   

0.3301

Less than five years

263 (6.72)

242 (91.91)

21 (8.09)

 

Five years or more

4032 (93.28)

3599 (89.63)

433 (10.37)

 

Life satisfaction (Mean: SD)

4295 (8.41: 1.73)

3841 (8.58: 1.54)

454 (6.86: 2.42)

< 0.0001

Social/emotional support frequency

   

0.0001

Never

367 (8.69)

337 (91.66)

30 (8.34)

 

Sometimes or rarely

705 (15.55)

555 (80.55)

150 (19.45)

 

Always or usually

3223 (75.76)

2949 (91.46)

274 (8.54)

 

Healthcare utilization

   

0.0001

Within the last three years or more/never used

383 (9.65)

359 (95.58)

24 (4.42)

 

Within the last two years

541 (12.81)

498 (92.07)

43 (7.93)

 

Within the past year

3371 (77.54)

2984 (88.68)

387 (11.32)

 

BMI status

   

0.0347

Healthy weight

1651 (35.69)

1490 (89.99)

161 (10.01)

 

Underweight

75 (1.66)

60 (77.76)

15 (22.24)

 

Overweight

1598 (38.16)

1437 (90.45)

161 (9.56)

 

Obese

971 (24.49)

854 (89.25)

117 (10.75)

 
  1. SD = standard deviation