Table 1.
Descriptive statistics for a nationally-represenative sample of Latino immigrants (n=1573), National Latino and Asian American Study (NLAAS), 2002/2003.
| N % | mean (SD) | |
|---|---|---|
| Psychological Distress (range 10–50) | 14.6 (6.8) | |
| Immigration-related Stress | ||
| Discrimination | 1000 | (66.1) |
| Legal status stress | 463 | (39.1) |
| Family-related stress | 814 | (52.7) |
| Cross-border Ties | ||
| Remit to relatives in country of origin | 637 | (43.3) |
| Difficulty visiting family and friends | 955 | (57.3) |
| Socio-demographic factors | ||
| Age, y | 42.7 (15.6) | |
| Female | 873 | (48.3) |
| Less than a high school education | 729 | (55.6) |
| Has enough money to meet basic needs | 842 | (55.2) |
| Annual household income, dollars | 39479.5 (41339.9) | |
| Married | 1052 | (70.3) |
| Immigration factors | ||
| Twenty years or more in the U.S. | 671 | (35.6) |
| U.S. Citizen | 693 | (33.5) |
| Ethno-national Identity | ||
| Puerto Rican | 211 | (7.7) |
| Cuban | 465 | (6.5) |
| Mexican | 481 | (55.6) |
| Other Latino | 416 | (30.2) |
Notes: Ns are unweighted, percentages are weighted; n=57 foreign-born Latino respondents reported having no family or friends in their country of origin and were exlcuded from the sample.