Table 1.

Participant demographic characteristics (N=100)

Variable	Total N	Male (n=67)	%	Female (n=33)	%	t	p
Age (M±SD)a	42 ±11.81	43 ±12.24		41 ±10.82		1.13	.26
Age of Migration (M±SD)	22 ±13.21	22 ±13.20		21 ±13.57		.12	.90
Place of Birth						1.34	.19
Mainland US	28	16	23.9	12	36.4
Puerto Rico	28	19	28.4	9	27.3
Dominican Republic	13	9	13.4	4	12.1
Otherb	31	23	34.3	8	24.2
Race						.58	.57
White	23	15	22.4	8	24.2
Black	9	8	11.9	1	03.0
More than one	58	38	56.7	20	60.6
Other	10	5	09.0	4	12.2
Acculturation Level (Low)	57	36	53.7	21	63.6	.94	.35
Marital Status						1.05	.30
Single/Never married	52	32	47.8	20	60.6
Married	20	15	22.4	5	15.2
Divorced or Separated	28	20	29.8	8	24.2
Education						.720	.47
Less than High School	9	5	07.5	4	12.1
High School/ Equivalent	36	27	40.3	9	27.3
Some College	29	20	29.9	9	27.3
College	26	15	22.4	11	33.3
Current Employment						.78	.44
Unemployed	68	47	70.1	21	63.6
Part Time	15	10	14.9	5	15.2
Full Time	17	10	14.9	7	21.2
Income (>$15,000)d	73	49	73.1	24	72.7	−.74	.46

^aRange 18–65 years

^bIncluding: Cuba, Central America (México, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Guatemala) and South America (Colombia, Perú, Venezuela, Brazil)

^cDefined as either being born in Puerto Rico (n=28) or having at least one parent born in Puerto Rico (n=17)

^dAnnual, individual