Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of foreign-born sample
| Total N=355 | Number (%) |
|---|---|
| Gender | 100 (28) |
| Male | 255 (72) |
| Age | |
| 50–64 years | 194 (55) |
| 65+years | 161 (45) |
| Marital status | |
| Lives alone | 257 (72) |
| Lives with partner/married | 98 (28) |
| Income | |
| Less than $10,000 | 238 (69) |
| More than $10,000 | 105 (31) |
| Country of origin | |
| Puerto Rico | 232 (65) |
| Dominican Republic | 62 (18) |
| Cuba | 8 (2) |
| Central America | 29 (8) |
| South America | 24 (7) |
| Years in the USA | |
| 0–40 | 199 (56) |
| 41+ | 155 (44) |
| Proportion of life in the USA | |
| 0–0.50 | 121 (34) |
| >0.50 | 234 (66) |
| Age at immigration | |
| 0–18 | 108 (31) |
| 19+ | 246 (69) |
| Years of US education | |
| 0–9 years | 324 (91) |
| 10+ | 31 (9) |
| Highest education level achieved | |
| 0–9th grade | 202 (57) |
| 10th+ | 153 (43) |
| Language preference | |
| Spanish | 324 (91) |
| English | 31 (9) |
| Insurance status | |
| Public insurance | 304 (86) |
| Other/none/don’t know | 51 (14) |
| Primary care provider | |
| Yes | 325 (91) |
| No | 30 (9) |