Table 2.
Sociodemographic characteristics by gender (N=204)
| Variables | Women | Men | Total | F or χ2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) (Mean (SD)) | 46.72 (12.34) | 53.32 (12.05) | 48.05 (12.53) | F<.01 |
| Education | χ2=2.46 | |||
| Elementary school | 3 (1.8) | 1 (2.4) | 4 (2.0) | |
| Middle school | 1 (0.6) | 1 (2.4) | 2 (1.0) | |
| High school | 36 (22.1) | 10 (24.4) | 46 (22.5) | |
| College partial | 47 (28.8) | 14 (34.1) | 61 (29.9) | |
| College graduate | 50 (30.7) | 9 (22.0) | 59 (28.9) | |
| Graduate degree | 26 (16.0) | 6 (14.6) | 32 (15.7) | |
| Religion | χ2=3.28 | |||
| Catholic | 46 (28.2) | 14 (34.1) | 60 (29.4) | |
| Protestant | 41 (25.2) | 14 (34.1) | 55 (27.0) | |
| Others | 40 (24.5) | 6 (14.6) | 46 (22.5) | |
| No religion | 29 (17.8) | 6 (14.6) | 35 (17.2) | |
| Buddhist | 7 (4.3) | 1 (2.4) | 8 (3.9) | |
| Employment status | χ2=0.21 | |||
| Unemployed | 89 (54.6) | 24 (58.5) | 113 (55.4) | |
| Employed | 74 (45.4) | 17 (41.5) | 91 (44.6) | |
| Income satisfaction | χ2=1.79 | |||
| Totally insufficient | 33 (20.2) | 8 (19.5) | 41 (20.1) | |
| Somewhat insufficient | 45 (27.6) | 10 (24.4) | 55 (27.0) | |
| Sufficient for essential needs | 66 (40.5) | 15 (36.6) | 81 (39.7) | |
| More than sufficient | 19 (11.7) | 8 (19.5) | 27 (13.2) | |
| Born in the U.S. | χ2=4.53 | |||
| Yes | 133 (81.6) | 39 (95.1) | 172 (84.3) | |
| No | 30 (18.4) | 2 (4.9) | 32 (15.7) |
*
p<.01