Table 1.

Tool for Assessing Patients’ Stressors (TAPS) item frequencies.

In the past year (12 months), have any of the following family issues been stressful for you?	% Yes
Sickness or disability in my family or myself, or death in the family	57.3
Not enough money for food, rent or mortgage, or clothes for my family or myself	56.3
Problems with depression or anxiety in my family or myself	48.7
Difficulty paying for medications, doctor’s visits, or medical equipment for my family or myself	48.2
Taking care of my family’s different needs and problems	45.3
Family members working in unsafe, low paying, or stressful jobs, or being unemployed	34.2
Having conflict or arguments among family members	29.3
Lack of affordable local transport for my family or myself (car, bus, taxi)	28.3
Problems reading or understanding written information (newspapers, bills, official forms, letters)	24.6
Legal problems for my family or myself (fines, arrests, court appearances, immigration problems, detention or prison)	15.8
Our neighborhood looks run down and neglected	15.2
Living in an unsafe neighborhood (crime, violence, conflict)	14.2
Problems at school for our children or teens (poor conduct, grades, or attendance)	14.2
Overcrowding or lack of privacy in the house	13.1
Family members or myself experiencing discrimination or racism at work or in public	11.5
Problems with alcohol or drug abuse in my family or myself	9.4
Problems with violence or physical abuse in my family or myself	7.3
Hispanic respondents only	N=19
Difficulty affording the cost of travel back home to visit friends and family?	50.0
Difficulties adjusting to American culture and language?	38.9
Difficulty affording to send money or gifts back home to friends and family?	33.3