Table 2.

Traumatic Migration Experiences and PTSD Symptoms among Latino Immigrants (N=281)

	Adolescents (ages 12–18)		Parents (ages 25–60)		At Least One Family Member
	n	%	n	%	n	%
Trauma Pre-Migration
Family member or friend arrested	11	5%	5	2%	16	7%
Family member or friend killed	9	5%	10	6%	16	7%
Victim of a natural disaster	8	5%	8	5%	14	7%
Victim of war or terrorism	<5	<1%	10	3%	11	4%
Trauma During Migration
You were robbed	14	3%	22	5%	33	8%
You were physically attacked	<5	<1%	6	2%	10	3%
You were accidentally injured	33	11%	22	4%	49	14%
You became sick	41	15%	18	6%	54	20%
Lifetime Trauma(a)
Family/Friend arrested or killed pre-migration	17	7%	14	7%	28	11%
Victim of a natural disaster	8	5%	25	13%	31	15%
Victim of war or terrorism	<5	<1%	16	7%	16	7%
Victim of crime or violence	15	4%	49	17%	61	20%
Victim of injury/illness during migration	62	21%	30	7%	80	26%
Traumatic Experiences (Overall)
Any Traumtic Experience	80	29%	89	34%	136	50%
Any Trauma (excluding injury/illness)	33	12%	72	30%	94	35%
Any Pre-Migration Experience	22	9%	27	11%	43	16%
Any During Migration Experience	68	23%	47	11%	98	31%
PTSD Symptoms (Adolescents, N=277)
ALL: PTS T-score ≥ 60 (raw mean=5.20, se=.33)	15	4%	-	-	-	-
ANY TRAUMA (N=79): PTS T-score >= 60	6	9%	-	-	-	-
NO TRAUMA (N=198): PTS T-score >= 60	9	2%	-	-	-	-
PTSD Symptoms (Parents Expriencing Trauma, N=89)
PTSD Any Symptoms (mean=4.69, se=1.13)	-	-	31	52%	-	-
At Risk for PTSD	-	-	13	21%	-	-

Note: percentages and means are weighted, cell sizes less than 5 are not reported

^(a)Includes trauma experiences after migration for caregivers (but not adolescents).