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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Subst Abus. 2014 Jun 24;36(3):257–263. doi: 10.1080/08897077.2014.932886

TABLE 1.

Socio-demographic differences between recent Latino immigrants of BPHSUP+ and BPHSUP− status on education levels and incomes in USD at pre-immigration (T1) and post-immigration (T2 and T3)

GENDER BPHSUP+ status
BPHSUP− status
t p=
M SD (SE) M SD (SE)
Men Education T1 1.88 0.98 (0.14) 2.56 1.00 (0.07) −4.24 <.001
Income T1 5,510.10 7,943.09 (1,146.49) 4,792.78 12,454.63 (887.36) 0.50 .622
Education T2 2.27 0.98 (0.18) 2.77 0.98 (0.08) −2.54 .012
Income T2 12,333.33 7,040.93 (1,285.49) 15,518.80 16,125.36 (1,353.21) −1.06 .291
Education T3 2.04 0.82 (0.12) 2.56 0.97 (0.07) −3.76 <.001
Income T3 21,100.50 7,171.65 (1,035.14) 21,577.15 9,732.98 (693.45) −0.38 .703
Women Education T1 2.64 1.13 (0.19) 2.86 1.01 (0.08) −1.17 .243
Income T1 5,366.33 9,160.70 (1,526.78) 5,321.53 9,554.79 (732.82) 0.03 .979
Education T2 2.76 1.12 (0.21) 2.70 0.92 (0.08) 0.29 .771
Income T2 13,500.00 9,689.91 (1,799.37) 13,640.36 10,999.32 (895.11) −0.06 .949
Education T3 2.78 1.04 (0.17) 2.75 0.90 (0.07) 0.17 .863
Income T3 14,525.00 9,131.75 (1,521.96) 18,084.32 11,909.76 (910.76) −1.69 .092

Note. Education levels: 1=less than high school (HS); 2=HS diploma; 3=some college/training post-HS; 4=bachelor’s degree; 5=graduate/professional studies.