TABLE 1.
Characteristica | Mexican (n = 20) | Honduran (n = 20) | Triad Interviews (n = 6) | Health Care Workers (n = 17) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 32.7 (19–51) | 35.9 (23–54) | 37.7 (24–50) | 42.1 (23–60) |
Years of schooling | 8.2 (0–13) | 8.6 (4–18) | 8.2 (2–15) | 14.9 (12–18) |
Years in the United States | 11.9 (3–36) | 11.3 (3–31) | 16.0 (2–28) | 20.0b (4–53) |
Income/weekc ($) | 275 (0–650) | 275 (0–750) | 275 (200–400) | 985 (385–1920) |
Marital status; n (%) | ||||
Married/living together | 19 (95) | 16 (80) | 5 (83) | 12 (71) |
Single/other | 1 (5) | 4 (20) | 1 (17) | 5 (29) |
Currently employed; n (%) | 14 (70) | 9 (45) | 5 (83) | 17 (100) |
Regular health care provider; n (%) | 3 (15) | 5 (25) | 4 (67) | 16 (94) |
Values are in means (range) for continuous variables and number (percentage) for categorical variables.
Data are reported for 13 out of 17 health care workers who were born in either Central or South America, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, or Mexico.
Data reported represent median income values with categorical ranges.