Table 2.
Descriptive statistics of the sample population of low-income, working-age immigrant adults in the USA
| Categorical explanatory variable | Frequency (n) | Proportion or se |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 7807 | 0·504 |
| se | 0·005 | |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Hispanic | 10 097 | 0·651 |
| se | 0·008 | |
| Non-Hispanic White | 1585 | 0·102 |
| se | 0·005 | |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 1271 | 0·082 |
| se | 0·004 | |
| Non-Hispanic Asian or Other | 2545 | 0·164 |
| se | 0·006 | |
| Marital status | ||
| Married or domestic partner | 10 110 | 0·652 |
| se | 0·005 | |
| Widowed, separated or divorced | 1954 | 0·126 |
| se | 0·00 | |
| Never married | 3434 | 0·222 |
| se | 0·005 | |
| Education status | ||
| High-school dropout | 6133 | 0·395 |
| se | 0·007 | |
| High-school graduate/GED | 4000 | 0·258 |
| se | 0·005 | |
| More than high school | 5366 | 0·347 |
| se | 0·007 | |
| US citizen | 5996 | 0·387 |
| se | 0·007 | |
| Speaks English well | 4707 | 0·304 |
| se | 0·005 | |
| At least one senior in household | 1282 | 0·083 |
| se | 0·003 | |
| Health insurance coverage | 8434 | 0·544 |
| se | 0·007 | |
| Years in the USA | ||
| 0–4 years | 1718 | 0·111 |
| se | 0·004 | |
| 5–9 years | 2294 | 0·148 |
| se | 0·004 | |
| 10–14 years | 3022 | 0·195 |
| se | 0·004 | |
| 15 years or more | 8464 | 0·546 |
| se | 0·006 | |
| Person is employed | 10 486 | 0·677 |
| se | 0·005 | |
| Continuous explanatory variable | Mean | |
| Age (years) | 39·7 | |
| se | 0·158 | |
| Size of family | 3·8 | |
| se | 0·024 | |
| Number of children | 1·3 | |
| se | 0·017 | |
| Log household income | 10·7 | |
| se | 0·019 | |
| Number of observations | 15 499 | |
GED, General Educational Development.
Data source is the pooled National Health Interview Survey 2011–2015. Coefficients are proportions, with their se given in the following row. All estimates account for complex survey design. Analysis sample includes households at or below 300 % of the federal poverty line.