Table 2.
Health and Mental Health Status by Ethnicity (N = 526)
| National Sample1 n = 1046 n (%) | HYM sample N = 526 n (%) | African American n = 126 n (%) | Caucasian n = 195 n (%) | Mexican descent n = 205 n (%) | p-value2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health Status | ||||||
| Excellent | 290 (28) | 116 (22) | 32 (25) | 43 (22) | 41 (20) | |
| Very Good | 388 (38) | 226 (43) | 57 (45) | 92 (47) | 77 (38) | |
| Good | 281 (27) | 136 (26) | 28 (22) | 46 (24) | 62 (30) | |
| Fair | 59 (6) | 34 (7) | 6 (5) | 10 (5) | 18 (9) | |
| Poor | 12 (1) | 5 (1) | 2 (2) | 1 (0.5) | 2 (1) | |
| Satisfaction with personal life | ||||||
| Extremely happy | -- | 50 (10) | 14 (11) | 9 (5) | 27 (13) | |
| Very happy | -- | 154 (30) | 33 (26) | 55 (28) | 66 (32) | |
| Fairly happy | -- | 245 (47) | 53 (42) | 103 (53) | 89 (43) | ≤.05 |
| Not very happy | -- | 64 (12) | 22 (18) | 25 (13) | 17 (8) | |
| Not happy at all | -- | 13 (3) | 4 (3) | 3 (2) | 6 (3) | |
| Sleep habits | ||||||
| Too many hours | -- | 40 (8) | 4 (3) | 14 (7) | 22 (11) | |
| The right amount | -- | 207 (40) | 44 (35) | 84 (44) | 79 (40) | ≤.05 |
| Not enough hours | -- | 269 (51) | 76 (61) | 94 (49) | 99 (49) | |
| Body Mass Index (BMI)3 | ||||||
| Underweight | 27 (3) | 20 (4) | 3 (2) | 8 (4) | 9 (5) | |
| Normal | 675 (67) | 394 (77) | 87 (71) | 168 (87) | 139 (71) | ≤.001 |
| Overweight | 144 (14) | 73 (14) | 26 (21) | 13 (7) | 34 (17) | |
| Obese | 155 (16) | 26 (5) | 7 (6) | 4 (2) | 15 (7) | |
| Depression | ||||||
| Non-distressed <16 CES-D | -- | 320 (61) | 75 (59) | 115 (60) | 130 (63) | |
| Distressed 16–21 CES-D | -- | 97 (18) | 23 (18) | 39 (20) | 35 (17) | |
| Depressed 22+ CES-D | -- | 108 (21) | 28 (22) | 41 (21) | 39 (19) | |
| Suicidality | ||||||
| Considered in past 12 months | 134 (13) | 53 (10) | 11 (9) | 21 (11) | 21 (10) | |
| Made plan in past 12 months | 111 (11) | 22 (4) | 5 (4) | 8 (4) | 9 (4) | |
| Attempted | 56 (6) | 20 (4) | 6 (5) | 6 (4) | 8 (4) | |
| Required medical treatment | 16 (2) | 10 (2) | 2 (2) | 2 (1) | 6 (3) | |
1
2005 National YRBSS survey filtered to include 18 year-old males only
2
Significance calculated within the HYM study sample
3
BMI categories are based on CDC designated percentiles for those under 20 years of age and cut-off points for those ages 20 and older