Table 1.
Study 1 (N = 20) |
Study 2 (N = 86) |
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Characteristic | Value | Percent | Number | Percent | Number |
Documentation status | Undocumented | 40 | 8 | 53 | 46 |
Undocumented, but going through a legal process | 50 | 10 | 40 | 34 | |
Completed a legal process, but not yet a permanent resident | 10 | 2 | 7 | 6 | |
Years in the United States of America | Less than five years | 55 | 11 | 57 | 48 |
More than five years | 45 | 9 | 43 | 36 | |
Where resides | Washington, DC | 55 | 11 | 58 | 50 |
Maryland | 30 | 6 | 22 | 19 | |
Virginia | 5 | 1 | 20 | 17 | |
Country of origin | El Salvador | 65 | 13 | 58 | 50 |
Honduras | 15 | 3 | 15 | 13 | |
Guatemala | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | |
Mexico | 10 | 2 | 7 | 6 | |
Other | 10 | 2 | 12 | 10 | |
Age | 18–19 years | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
20–29 years | 55 | 11 | 68 | 57 | |
30–34 years | 25 | 5 | 30 | 25 | |
HIV status | Positive | 25 | 5 | 19 | 16 |
Health insurance | Yes | 65 | 13 | 47 | 40 |
Ever detained by US immigration | Yes | 35 | 7 | 28 | 24 |