Table 1.
Characteristics of Iraqi who emigrated to U.S. after 1991 and residents in U.S. by legal status.
| Mean (SD) | Refugees (=148) | Immigrants (n=111) | Total (n=259) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age*** | 41.9 (10.84) | 46.8 (11.57) | 44.0 (11.40) |
| Years in U.S.*** | 5.7 (5.57) | 9.9 (5.16) | 7.5 (5.76) |
| No. (%) | No. (%) | No. (%) | |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 104 (70.3) | 77 (69.4) | 181 (69.9) |
| Female | 44 (29.7) | 34 (30.6) | 78 (30.1) |
| Marital Status** | |||
| Married/Other | 115 (77.7) | 99 (89.2) | 214 (82.6) |
| Single | 33 (22.3) | 12 (10.8) | 45 (17.4) |
| Education** | |||
| Bachelors + Diploma | 92 (62.2) | 51 (45.9) | 143 (55.2) |
| MS + PhD | 56 (37.8) | 60 (54.1) | 116 (44.8) |
| Job Status*** | |||
| Professional | 30 (21.6) | 63 (58.6) | 93 (37.5) |
| Non-professional job | 60 (39.9) | 25 (21.6) | 85 (32) |
| Unemployed | 58 (38.5) | 23 (19.8) | 81 (30.5) |
| Ethnicity | |||
| Arab | 87 (58.8) | 59 (53.2) | 146 (56.4) |
| Other Ethnicity | 61 (41.2) | 52 (46.8) | 113 (43.6) |
| Self Rated Health (SRH)* | |||
| Excellent/Very good | 82 (76.6) | 57 (80.3) | 139 (78.1) |
| Fair/Poor | 25 (23.4) | 14 (19.7) | 39 (21.9) |
Note: Total of each character depend on numbers of respondents.
*
P < 0.05;
**
P < 0.01;
***
P < 0.001