Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of Anglophone and Francophone West Africans in Philadelphia
| Variable | Anglophone | Francophone | Total | χ2 | P value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % row (% col) | # | %row (%col) | # | % row (%col) | |||
| Region | 125 | 53 | 114 | 47 | 239 | 100 | ||
| Sex | 4.7 | 0.03* | ||||||
| Male | 78 | 48 (62.4) | 86 | 52 (75.4) | 164 | 100 (68.6) | ||
| Female | 47 | 63 (37.6) | 28 | 37 (24.6) | 75 | 100 (31.4) | ||
| Total | 125 | 52 (100) | 114 | 48 (100) | 239 | 100 (100) | ||
| Age (years) | 0.99 | 0.8 | ||||||
| 18–30 | 14 | 45 (17.7) | 17 | 55 (19.1) | 31 | 100 (18.4) | ||
| 31–40 | 30 | 45 (38) | 37 | 55 (41.6) | 67 | 100 (39.9) | ||
| 41–50 | 21 | 47 (26.6) | 24 | 53 (26.9) | 45 | 100 (26.8) | ||
| 51–60 | 14 | 56 (17.7) | 11 | 44 (12.4) | 25 | 100 (14.9) | ||
| Total | 79 | 47 (100) | 89 | 53 (100) | 168 | 100 (100) | ||
| Education | 30.3 | 0.0001** | ||||||
| No education | 0 | 0 (0) | 7 | 100 (6.2) | 7 | 100 (3.0) | ||
| Primary | 1 | 11 (0.8) | 8 | 88 (7.0) | 9 | 100 (3.8) | ||
| Secondary | 10 | 42 (8.1) | 14 | 58 (12.4) | 24 | 100 (10.2) | ||
| Higher | 12 | 31 (9.8) | 27 | 69 (23.9) | 39 | 100 (16.5) | ||
| University | 100 | 64 (81.3) | 57 | 36 (50.5) | 157 | 100 (66.5) | ||
| Total | 123 | 52 (100) | 113 | 48 (100) | 236 | 100 (100) | ||
| Length of stay in US | 12.3 | 0.015* | ||||||
| 0–1 year | 7 | 39 (5.7) | 11 | 61 (10.4) | 18 | 100 (7.8) | ||
| 1.1–3.0 years | 19 | 50 (15.3) | 19 | 50 (17.9) | 38 | 100 (16.5) | ||
| 3.1–5.0 years | 14 | 39 (11.3) | 22 | 61 (20.8) | 36 | 100 (15.7) | ||
| 5.1–10.0 years | 47 | 54(37.9) | 40 | 46 (37.7) | 87 | 100 (37.8) | ||
| 11+ years | 37 | 73(29.8) | 14 | 27 (13.2) | 51 | 100 (22.2) | ||
| Total | 124 | 54(100) | 106 | 46 (100) | 230 | 100 (100) | ||
| Length of stay in Philadelphia | 6.7 | 0.15 | ||||||
| 0–1 year | 16 | 47 (12.9) | 18 | 53 (17.0) | 34 | 100 (14.8) | ||
| 1.1–3.0 years | 25 | 61 (20.2) | 16 | 39 (15.1) | 41 | 100 (17.8) | ||
| 3.1–5.0 years | 22 | 35 (17.7) | 27 | 55 (25.5) | 49 | 100 (21.3) | ||
| 5.1–10.0 years | 36 | 51 (29.0) | 34 | 49 (32.1) | 70 | 100 (30.4) | ||
| 11+ years | 25 | 69 (20.2) | 11 | 31 (10.3) | 36 | 100 (15.7) | ||
| Total | 124 | 54 (100) | 106 | 46 (100) | 230 | 100 (100) | ||
| Home country SES | 6.3 | 0.09 | ||||||
| Very well to do | 14 | 50 (11.2) | 14 | 50 (12.3) | 28 | 100 (11.7) | ||
| Well to do | 60 | 47 (48) | 69 | 53 (60.5) | 129 | 100 (54.0) | ||
| Average | 37 | 59 (29.6) | 26 | 41 (22.8) | 63 | 100 (26.4) | ||
| Poor | 14 | 74 (11.2) | 5 | 26 (4.4) | 19 | 100 (7.9) | ||
| Total | 125 | 52 (100) | 114 | 48 (100) | 239 | 100 (100) | ||
| Philadelphia SES | 14.4 | 0.002* | ||||||
| Very well to do | 9 | 30 (7.3) | 21 | 70 (18.6) | 30 | 100 (12.7) | ||
| Well to do | 75 | 50 (60.5) | 75 | 50 (66.4) | 150 | 100 (63.3) | ||
| Average | 34 | 68 (27.4) | 16 | 32 (14.1) | 50 | 100 (21.0) | ||
| Poor | 6 | 86 (4.8) | 1 | 14 (0.9) | 7 | 100 (3.0) | ||
| Total | 124 | 52 (100) | 113 | 48 (100) | 237 | 100 (100) | ||
| Employment | 7.1 | 0.008* | ||||||
| Yes | 97 | 57 (78.9) | 72 | 43 (63.2) | 169 | 100 (70.7) | ||
| No | 26 | 38 (21.1) | 42 | 62 (36.8) | 68 | 100 (28.3) | ||
| Total | 123 | 52 (100) | 114 | 48 (100) | 237 | 100 (100) | ||
| Occupation | 6.9 | 0.03* | ||||||
| Student | 33 | 56 (27.3) | 26 | 44 (23.9) | 59 | 100 (26.3) | ||
| Professional | 67 | 58 (55.4) | 48 | 42 (44.0) | 109 | 100 (48.7) | ||
| Other(self-employed) | 21 | 38 (17.3) | 35 | 62 (32.1) | 56 | 100 (25.0) | ||
| Total | 121 | 54 (100) | 109 | 46 (100) | 224 | 100 (100) | ||
| Religious affiliation | 51.3 | 0.0001** | ||||||
| Christian | 111 | 68 (89.5) | 53 | 32 (46.9) | 164 | 100 (69.2) | ||
| Moslem | 10 | 16 (8.1) | 51 | 84 (45.1) | 61 | 100 (25.7) | ||
| Native African | 1 | 17 (0.8) | 5 | 83 (4.4) | 6 | 100 (2.5) | ||
| Other | 1 | 50 (0.8) | 1 | 50 (0.9) | 2 | 100 (0.8) | ||
| None | 1 | 25 (0.8) | 3 | 75 (2.7) | 4 | 100 (1.7) | ||
| Total | 124 | 55 (100) | 113 | 45 (100) | 226 | 100 (100) | ||
| English proficiency | 95.5 | 0.0001** | ||||||
| Not write or speak | 1 | 13 (0.8) | 7 | 87 (6.1) | 8 | 100 (3.4) | ||
| Speak some not write | 1 | 13 (0.8) | 7 | 87 (6.1) | 8 | 100 (3.4) | ||
| Write and speak moderate | 3 | 5 (2.5) | 54 | 95 (47.4) | 57 | 100 (24.1) | ||
| Speak not write | 2 | 18 (1.6) | 9 | 82 (7.9) | 11 | 100 (4.6) | ||
| Speak and write | 116 | 75 (94.3) | 39 | 25 (32.5) | 155 | 100 (64.5) | ||
| Total | 123 | 52 (100) | 116 | 48 (100) | 239 | 100 (100) | ||
| French proficiency | 163.5 | 0.0001** | ||||||
| Not write or speak | 84 | 98 (67.7) | 2 | 2 (1.8) | 86 | 100 (36.1) | ||
| Speak some not write | 21 | 81 (17.0) | 5 | 19 (4.4) | 26 | 100 (10.9) | ||
| Write and speak moderate | 10 | 46 (8.1) | 12 | 54 (10.5) | 22 | 100 (9.2) | ||
| Speak not write | 5 | 33 (4.0) | 10 | 67 (8.8) | 15 | 100 (6.4) | ||
| Speak and write | 4 | 5 (3.2) | 85 | 95 (74.5) | 89 | 100 (37.4) | ||
| Total | 124 | 52 (100) | 114 | 48 (100) | 238 | 100 (100) | ||
| Where health need received | 53.5 | 0.0001** | ||||||
| Emergency room | 28 | 62 (24.0) | 17 | 38 (18.0) | 45 | 100 (21.0) | ||
| Community health | 22 | 48 (19.0) | 24 | 52 (25.0) | 46 | 100 (22.0) | ||
| Traditional clinic | 3 | 21 (3.0) | 11 | 79 (11.0) | 14 | 100 (7.0) | ||
| Buy/order traditional medicine | 3 | 21 (3.0) | 11 | 79 (11.0) | 14 | 100 (7.0) | ||
| Western trained African physician | 1 | 7 (1.0) | 14 | 93 (15.0) | 15 | 100 (7.0) | ||
| Primary care physician | 44 | 88 (38.0) | 6 | 12 (6.0) | 50 | 100 (23.0) | ||
| Nowhere | 9 | 45 (8.0) | 11 | 55 (11.0) | 20 | 100 (9.0) | ||
| Other | 7 | 79 (6.0) | 2 | 21 (2.0) | 9 | 100 (4.0) | ||
| Total | 117 | (100) | 96 | (100) | 213 | (100) | ||
* Statistically significant at P < 0.05 level
** Statistically significant at P < 0.001 level