Table 6.
Association between Duration of US Residence and Lifetime Suicidal Ideation, Lifetime Suicide Attempt and 12-month Mood, Anxiety and Substance Psychopathology in the National Survey on American Life and the National Latino and Asian American Survey
| Years in the US | Suicidal ideationa OR (95 % CI) |
Suicide attempta OR (95 % CI) |
12-month MASPa,b OR (95 % CI) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afro-Caribbean (N = 1,174) | |||
| < 5 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 5–10 | 0.64 (0.13–3.12) | 5.08 (0.39–66.9) | 1.36 (0.38–4.94) |
| 11–20 | 0.65 (0.20–2.12) | 4.92 (0.85–28.4) | 0.38 (0.11–1.33) |
| > 20 | 2.55 (1.30–5.02) | 10.7 (1.68–68.4) | 0.45 (0.15–1.37) |
| Asian (N = 1,638) | |||
| < 5 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 5–10 | 1.19 (0.42–3.36) | 0.97 (0.28–3.31) | 1.67 (0.68–4.10) |
| 11–20 | 1.37 (0.65–2.89) | 2.36 (0.60–9.30) | 1.39 (0.89–2.17) |
| > 20 | 2.18 (0.82–5.83) | 4.08 (0.68–24.4) | 1.37 (0.48–3.90) |
| Latino (N = 1,622) | |||
| < 5 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 5–10 | 2.16 (0.84–5.57) | 2.08 (0.38–11.3) | 2.15 (0.83–5.54) |
| 11–20 | 3.44 (1.70–6.99) | 5.08 (1.45–17.8) | 2.37 (1.06–5.29) |
| > 20 | 6.05 (2.71–13.5) | 7.14 (2.01–25.4) | 3.63 (1.53–8.62) |
Bold text indicates statistical significance where the 95 % confidence intervals do not include the null value (1.00)
a
Adjusted for gender, education, income-to-needs ratio, and marital status and age
b
Mood, anxiety and substance psychopathology: depression, dysthymia, generalized anxiety disorder, alcohol abuse, alcohol dependence, drug abuse and dependence