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. 2024 Nov 25;58:e20240222. doi: 10.1590/1980-220X-REEUSP-2024-0222en

Table 1. Distribution of variables according to averages of perceived stress and resilience among international migrants in Brazil, Spain, and Portugal, 2022.

VARIABLES N % Perceived stress p-value Resilience p-value
Sex
Female 262 65.0 24.64 0.688 137.87 0.089
Male 141 35.0 24.95 133.73
Age
18–34 years old 192 47.6 24.77 0.590 135.49 0.352
35–59 years old 202 50.2 24.75 137.54
60 or more years old 09 2.2 24.22 134.77
Level of Education
Up to 8 years of study 87 21.6 23.88 0.102 142.35 <0.001*
More than 8 years of study 316 78.5 24.98 134.81
Marital status
Single 160 39.7 24.88 0.733 139.48 0.004*
Married/Common law marriage 219 54.4 24.63 137.68
Divorced 19 4.7 24.99 125.89
Widower 05 1.2 24.43 138.80
Family income per capita
Up to 100 euros 156 38.7 24.60 0.889 141.14 0.003*
More than 100 euros 247 61.3 24.83 133.10
Nationality
South America 236 58.6 24.54 0.155 137.04 <0.001*
Africa 80 19.8 24.83 136.71
Asia 03 0.7 34.00 99.33
Europe 35 8.7 25.37 127.22
Central America 47 11.7 26.35 144.23
North America 02 0.5 24.28 88.00
Receiving country
Brazil 163 40.4 25.54 <0.001* 137.22 <0.001*
Spain 140 34.7 22.72 144.80
Portugal 100 24.8 26.28 123.46
Migration time
Up to 5 years 342 84.9 25.96 <0.001* 136.92 0.090
More than 5 years 61 15.1 21.07 133.70
Occupation
Unemployed 91 22.6 24.89 0.903 135.58 0.713
Employee/self-employed 245 60.8 24.79 137.18
Home/student 67 16.6 24.38 134.89
Skin color
Black/Brown 166 41.2 26.18 0.006* 148.46 <0.001*
White 163 40.4 24.12 135.39
Indigenous 61 15.1 22.98 147.65
Yellow 13 3.2 22.46 132.40
Number of cohabitants
Up to 4 people 265 65.8 24.72 0.815 135.90 0.125
5 or more people 138 34.2 24.80 137.47
Religion
Catholicism/Christianity 261 64.8 24.31 0.001* 139.67 <0.001*
None 86 21.3 26.91 122.08
Orthodox 39 9.7 21.91 145.66
Islam 12 3.0 23.25 146.15
Other 05 1.1 23.60 137.00

*Significant p-value in Student’s T-Test (two categories) or analysis of variance (three categories or more);

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