Table 2.
Association between Key Study Variables and Race/Ethnicity (N = 2180)†
| % White | % African American | % Dominican | % Puerto Rican | % Other Latino | χ2 (p–value) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PTSD Past Year | ||||||
| No | 96 | 94.5 | 94.7 | 91.6 | 95 | 7.7 (.212) |
| Yes | 4 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 8.4 | 5 | |
| PTSD Symptom Severity | ||||||
| None/Some | 92.2 | 89.5 | 82.6 | 81.6 | 88.4 | 29.7 (< .001) |
| High | 7.8 | 10.5 | 17.4 | 18.4 | 11.6 | |
| Depression Past Year | ||||||
| No | 87.1 | 89.1 | 81.9 | 84.9 | 93.6 | 14.9 (.019) |
| Yes | 12.9 | 10.9 | 18.1 | 15.1 | 6.4 | |
| SF–12–v2 Mental Health | ||||||
| Healthy | 94.5 | 95.3 | 84.4 | 87.4 | 96.7 | 41.4 (< .001) |
| Not Healthy | 5.5 | 4.7 | 15.6 | 12.6 | 3.3 | |
| SF–12–v2 Physical Health | ||||||
| Healthy | 95 | 89.9 | 91.6 | 89.5 | 97.6 | 26.9 (.001) |
| Not Healthy | 5 | 10.1 | 8.4 | 10.5 | 2.4 | |
| Panic Attack–WTCD | ||||||
| No | 94.5 | 86.6 | 83.4 | 83.2 | 86.6 | 47.9 (< .001) |
| Yes | 5.5 | 13.4 | 16.6 | 16.8 | 13.4 | |
| WTCD Event Exposure | ||||||
| Low/Moderate | 93 | 93.7 | 88.1 | 91.1 | 92.4 | 6.1 (.376) |
| High | 7 | 6.3 | 11.9 | 8.9 | 7.6 | |
| Negative Life Events | ||||||
| Low/Moderate | 86.9 | 80.1 | 79.1 | 78 | 78.2 | 22.4 (.007) |
| High | 13.1 | 19.9 | 20.9 | 22 | 21.8 | |
| Pre–9/11 Lifetime Trauma | ||||||
| Low/Moderate | 84 | 79.8 | 80.4 | 82.9 | 87.8 | 9.5 (.204) |
| High | 16 | 20.2 | 19.6 | 17.1 | 12.2 | |
| Social Support | ||||||
| Low/Moderate | 54.8 | 68.3 | 75.8 | 63.4 | 68.7 | 46.0 (< .001) |
| High | 45.2 | 31.7 | 24.2 | 36.6 | 31.3 | |
| (n =) | (1015) | (606) | (114) | (256) | (189) | |
†
All percentages are weighted; n's are unweighted.
WTCD = World Trade Center Disaster.