Table 1.
Descriptive statistics
| Variable | na (%) |
|---|---|
| Age (mean years) | 24.61 |
| 14–17 | 54 (10.6%) |
| 18–25 | 257 (50%) |
| 26–43 | 214 (39.4%) |
| Marital status | |
| Unmarried | 275 (53.6%) |
| Married | 236 (46.4%) |
| Education | |
| Less than high school | 179 (34.9%) |
| High school or more | 334 (65.1%) |
| Income (mean $) | $27,526.98 |
| Less than $25K | 225 (44.1%) |
| $25K or more | 287 (55.9%) |
| Country of birth | |
| US-born | 298 (58.1%) |
| Foreign-born | 215(41.9%) |
| Number of years in US (mean years) | 20.41 |
| 0–10 years | 51 (10.0%) |
| 11 or more years | 462 (90.0%) |
| Generational status | |
| First generation | 167 (32.5%) |
| Second generation | 172 (33.5%) |
| Third or higher generation | 175(34.1%) |
| Ethnicity | |
| Mexican American | 293(57.1%) |
| Mexican | 144 (28.1%) |
| Puerto Rican | 1(0.2%) |
| Hispanic | 72(14.2%) |
| Other | 2(0.4%) |
| EOD frequency (mean) | 4.91 |
| BDI total level (mean) | 10.57 |
| Pressure to acculturate (MASI, mean) | 6.35 |
| Total N | 514 |
a
The n values for country of birth, age, marital status, number of years in U.S. and ethnicity are not equal due to missing data. Ten of the participants chose not to answer all of the questions in the questionnaire, which accounted for the unequal n values.