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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Soc Sci Med. 2010 Jun 16;71(6):1173–1181. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2010.06.001

Table 1.

Weighted Means or Percentages for Cuban Immigrants

Earlier Arrivals (n =66) Later Arrivals (n =125)
Mental Health & Adjustment
 Depressive Symptoms 16.08 18.45
 Anxiety 7.67 9.10*
 Self-Esteem 27.85 26.26*
Sociodemographics
 Disabled(%) 23.53 16.62
 Age 50.16 46.10**
 Female(%) 46.93 51.04
 <H.S.(%) 17.1 38.14**
 H.S. Graduate-Some College(%) 41.66 37.72
 College Graduate+(%) 41.25 24.15*
Adversity
 Discrimination(%) 75.91 71.47
 Events/Years in U.S. 0.04 0.02*
Social Support
 Family Support 3.45 3.20**
 Friends Support 3.25 3.09
Acculturation
 English Language Interview(%) 49.68 9.86***
 American Identity(%) 63.57 40.31**
 Ethnic Identity(%) 14.31 23.75
 Migration Age 18+(%) 27.41 84.43***
Pre-Migration Factors
 Prior Disorder Onset(%) 1.81 1.05**
 Events/Years in Cuba 0.56 0.65

Significantly different than earlier arrivals at

p<.10;

*

p<.05;

**

p<.01,

***

p<.001