TABLE 1—
Characteristic | No Migrant in Family (n = 2878), % | Members of Migrant Householdsa (n = 2904), % | First-Generation Migrantsb (n = 412), % | 1.5- or Second-Generation Migrantsc (n = 308), % | Third- or Higher Generation Migrantsd (n = 488), % | χ2 (df) |
Gender | ||||||
Male | 45.67 | 49.69 | 56.95 | 50.19 | 52.15 | 13.61 (4)* |
Female | 54.33 | 50.31 | 43.05 | 49.81 | 47.85 | |
Age, y | ||||||
18–25 | 28.86 | 26.33 | 15.34 | 38.62 | 29.99 | 67.03 (12)*** |
26–35 | 27.41 | 29.56 | 40.05 | 26.40 | 19.24 | |
36–45 | 20.90 | 22.33 | 25.33 | 11.36 | 22.59 | |
≥ 46 | 22.82 | 21.77 | 19.29 | 23.62 | 28.18 | |
Marital status | ||||||
Married or cohabiting | 65.24 | 69.65 | 78.42 | 54.91 | 59.57 | 44.70 (8)*** |
Divorced, separated, or widowed | 7.82 | 6.70 | 8.73 | 13.47 | 14.27 | |
Never married | 26.94 | 23.65 | 12.85 | 31.62 | 26.16 | |
Education, y | ||||||
0–5 | 19.74 | 14.91 | 17.59 | 8.28 | 4.43 | 204.35 (12)*** |
6–8 | 21.92 | 21.32 | 32.36 | 8.58 | 4.09 | |
9–11 | 30.24 | 27.58 | 20.63 | 23.75 | 23.69 | |
≥ 12 | 28.11 | 36.19 | 29.43 | 59.38 | 67.78 |
Note. Mexican National Comorbidity Survey (MNCS): Mexican sample of the National Comorbidity Survey Replication (NCSR) and the National Latino and Asian American Survey (NLAAS). Table shows unweighted frequencies, weighted percentages. Percentages may not total 100% because of rounding.
Mexican with a migrant in family or who migrated and returned to Mexico (from the MNCS).
Mexico-born, migrated at age 13 years or older (from the NLAAS and NCSR).
Mexico-born, migrated at age 12 years or younger, or US-born Mexican descent, no US-born parents (NLAAS and NCSR).
US-born, Mexican descent, at least 1 US-born parent (NLAAS and NCSR).
*P < .05; ***P < .001; P values determined by the Wald test.