TABLE 1—

Sample Characteristics and Lifetime Prevalence of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Revised Third Edition (DSM-III-R) Psychiatric Disorders Among Mexican Americans of Fresno County, California, by Nativity and Sex

	Immigrants			US Born			Total
	Female	Male	Total	Female	Male	Total	Female	Male	Total
Observed sample, n	912	922	1834	604	574	1178	1516	1496	3012
Weighted sample %	44.8	55.2	60.1	49.4	50.6	39.9	46.6	53.4	100
Years of education
0–6	55.3	47.1	50.8	2.1	5.1	3.6	32.8	31.2	32.0
7–11	28.1	32.6	30.6	43.9	35.2	39.5	34.8	33.6	34.2
12	10.2	9.8	10.0	29.7	31.3	30.5	18.5	17.9	18.2
≥13	6.4	10.4	8.6	24.2	28.4	26.3	13.9	17.2	15.7
Family income, $
< 6 000	15.8	13.3	14.4	7.0	7.3	7.2	12.2	11.1	11.6
6 000–11 999	42.3	32.1	36.7	25.8	19.6	22.6	35.4	27.4	31.1
12 000–17 999	27.1	28.3	27.8	24.6	22.8	23.7	26.1	26.2	26.2
18 000–35 999	10.4	17.2	14.2	25.1	24.2	24.7	16.5	19.8	18.3
≥ 36 000	4.3	9.1	7.0	17.6	26.0	21.9	9.8	15.5	12.9
Language of interview
Spanish	80.2	83.0	81.8	7.2	7.3	7.3	49.3	54.4	52.0
English	19.8	17.0	18.2	92.8	92.7	92.7	50.7	45.6	48.0
DSM-III-R disorders
Mood disorder	9.3	6.8	7.9	22.0	15.1	18.5	14.7	9.9	12.1
Anxiety disorder	17.0	8.9	12.5	27.5	19.1	23.2	21.4	12.8	16.8
Antisocial personality disorder	0.3	1.1	0.8	0.1	2.0	1.1	0.3	1.4	0.9
Any non–substance use disordera	21.7	14.1	17.5	39.8	26.4	33.0	29.4	18.7	23.7
Alcohol abuse/dependence	1.5	15.8	9.4	13.7	30.4	22.1	6.6	21.3	14.5
Drug abuse/dependence	1.4	4.7	3.2	8.8	18.4	13.7	4.5	9.9	7.4
Any substance abuse/dependence	2.1	17.3	10.5	17.7	36.1	27.0	8.7	24.4	17.1
Any disorder	22.2	26.4	24.5	46.8	48.7	47.7	32.6	34.8	33.8

Note. All data except sample counts are reported as percentages.

^aNon-substance use disorder includes mood disorder, anxiety disorder, or antisocial personality disorder, or a combination of these.