Table 2.

Age and gender adjusted prevalence rates of fair/poor physical health and past-year major depressive episode among latino immigrants, NLAAS (2002–2003), N = 1561.

	Fair/poor health				MDE
	n	Mean	SE	F	n	Mean	SE	F
Predictors
Perceived social mobility				0.65				0.47
Any Downward Mobility (−1to −9)	726	33.4%	2.6%		726	9.7%	1.7%
Stable (0) [Reference]	239	30.7%	4.4%		239	6.3%	1.9%
Any Upward Mobility (1 to 9)	596	35.2%	3.6%		596	8.0%	1.7%
Perceived social status (origin)				5.27**				0.92
1–3	437	46.7%	5.4%		437	9.0%	1.8%
4–5	328	28.9%	3.6%		328	7.5%	1.3%
6–7	266	30.6%	4.1%		266	9.0%	2.1%
8–10	530	28.6%	3.1%		530	8.6%	1.9%
Educational attainment				24.13***				0.80
≤11 years	706	45.4%	3.4%		706	9.2%	1.6%
12 years	353	25.2%	3.5%		353	9.3%	1.7%
13–15 years	283	15.2%	2.9%		283	6.5%	1.7%
≥16 years	219	8.5%	2.6%		219	5.7%	2.3%
Household income				12.01***				1.87
$0–14,999	481	45.5%	3.9%		481	11.8%	2.7%
$15,000–34,999	454	35.0%	2.9%		454	8.2%	1.6%
$35,000–74,999	394	27.8%	3.7%		394	6.4%	1.8%
$≥75,000	232	12.1%	3.0%		232	5.2%	1.6%
English proficiency (good/excellent)				60.86***				0.03
No	1108	40.3%	2.7%		1108	8.6%	1.1%
Yes	453	11.6%	2.0%		453	8.2%	2.2%
Year in US (>5 year)				5.64*				2.89
No	247	24.9%	3.6%		247	5.1%	1.5%
Yes	1314	35.1%	2.6%		1314	9.1%	1.1%
Age arrive US				14.00***				2.34
0–6	154	14.4%	2.5%		154	3.5%	1.0%
7–17	393	25.5%	2.1%		393	9.6%	1.3%
18+	1014	39.1%	3.7%		1014	8.7%	1.4%
Pre-migration psychiatric history				17.34**				128.7***
No	1337	31.0%	2.2%		1337	4.1%	0.9%
Yes	224	50.4%	5.7%		224	36.6%	3.1%
Pre-migration physical health				11.50**				8.65**
No	1168	31.2%	2.1%		1168	7.3%	0.9%
Yes	393	42.6%	4.5%		393	13.0%	2.1%

Note:

^***p < .0001,

^**p < .01.

^*p < .05;

OR = odds ratio; CI = confidence interval; Major Depressive Episode = MDE.