Table 1.
Descriptive statistics for foreign-born Latinos, 2007 RWJF/Pew Hispanic Healthcare Survey (n=2783)
| Mean | SD | |
|---|---|---|
|
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| Age (in years) | 42.7 | (14.9) |
| Years in the U.S. | 17.4 | (12.9) |
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| N (unweighted) |
% (weighted) |
|
| Socio-demographic Characteristics | ||
| Female | 1367 | (47.4) |
| Married/union | 1884 | (67.0) |
| At least one child < 18 | 1596 | (58.3) |
| High school completion/diploma or more | 1254 | (47.3) |
| Employed | 1795 | (65.6) |
| English proficient/bilingual | 961 | (36.8) |
| U.S. region | ||
| Northeast | 382 | (13.0) |
| Northcentral | 204 | (6.8) |
| South | 941 | (36.5) |
| West | 1256 | (43.7) |
| Immigration | ||
| Country of origin | ||
| Mexican | 1899 | (67.4) |
| Central/South American or Caribbean | 884 | (32.6) |
| Legal Status | ||
| Naturalized Citizen | 974 | (36.7) |
| Legal Permanent Resident | 1066 | (36.7) |
| Neither Citizen nor LPR, other gov ID | 445 | (16.1) |
| Neither Citizen nor LPR, no gov ID | 298 | (10.5) |
| Self-rated health status | ||
| Excellent/very good/good | 1712 | (62.5) |
| Fair/poor | 1071 | (37.5) |
| Access to healthcare | ||
| Health insurance coverage | ||
| No | 1150 | (41.4) |
| Yes | 1633 | (58.6) |
| Past-year doctor’s visit | ||
| No | 631 | (23.3) |
| Yes | 2152 | (76.7) |
| Went to Latin America for illness or injury in past year | 280 | (9.9) |
| Composite measure of access to care in past year | ||
| No cross-border care/no past-year doctor visit | 565 | (20.7) |
| Past year cross-border care, w or w/o past-year doctor visit | 280 | (9.9) |
| Past year doctor’s visit, w/o cross-border care | 1938 | (69.3) |
| Preventive health services | ||
| Blood pressure check in past two years | ||
| No | 657 | (24.8) |
| Yes | 2126 | (75.2) |
| Blood sugar check in past five years | ||
| No | 836 | (31.2) |
| Yes | 1947 | (68.8) |
| Cholesterol check in past five years | ||
| No | 874 | (32.9) |
| Yes | 1909 | (67.1) |