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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Psychosom Med. 2018 Sep;80(7):680–688. doi: 10.1097/PSY.0000000000000601

TABLE 1.

Sociodemographic, Clinical, and Social Support Variables among the NCSR and NLAAS Sample (N= 9842)

Variables Non-Latino White
Latino
Asian American
Black/African American
Total
n = 4032
n = 2991
n = 2136
n = 9842
n = 9842
% SE % SE Sig % SE Sig % SE Sig % SE
Born in US a a,b b,c
 US-born 96.8 0.5 48.9 2.1 22.6 2.9 96.1 1.2 85.9 1.1
 Immigrant 3.2 0.5 51.1 2.1 77.4 2.9 3.9 1.2 14.1 1.1
Age Category a a,b a,b,c
 18-34 years 28.7 1.5 49.4 1.6 40.2 1.6 40.7 3.1 32.5 1.2
 35-49 years 30.9 1.2 30.7 1.1 32.8 1.7 30.7 2.1 31.0 0.9
 50-65 years 22.7 1.3 13.0 0.8 17.6 1.1 18.0 1.9 20.9 1.0
 65+ years 17.7 1.2 6.9 0.8 9.4 1.6 10.6 2.3 15.6 1.0
Gender a b a,b,c
 Male 47.9 1.2 52.0 1.5 47.3 1.2 42.0 2.1 48.3 0.9
 Female 52.1 1.2 48.0 1.5 52.7 1.2 58.0 2.1 51.7 0.9
Marital a a,b a,b,c
 Married 55.1 1.5 51.0 1.6 64.8 1.9 26.2 2.6 54.4 1.2
 Never Married 22.6 1.5 31.1 1.3 25.6 1.4 46.3 3.4 24.5 1.2
 Widowed/Divorced/Separated 22.3 0.8 17.9 1.1 9.5 1.0 27.5 2.3 21.1 0.7
Education a a,b a,b,c
 11 years or less 12.8 1.0 42.3 1.6 14.8 1.4 21.8 2.9 17.3 0.9
 12 years 31.4 1.7 27.5 1.0 17.1 1.2 35.8 2.4 30.2 1.3
 13 – 15 years 28.9 1.2 20.0 1.2 25.3 1.4 28.8 1.6 27.4 0.9
 16 years or more 26.9 1.4 10.2 0.9 42.8 2.0 13.5 2.0 25.1 1.1
Employment a b,c
 Employed 66.3 0.9 65.3 1.6 65.3 1.4 62.5 3.4 66.0 0.8
 Unemployed 4.9 0.5 7.4 0.9 6.0 0.6 3.0 0.7 5.2 0.4
 Out of labor force/other 28.8 1.0 27.4 1.6 28.7 1.5 34.5 3.4 28.7 0.8
Region a a,b a,b,c
 Northeast 20.7 4.0 14.4 1.2 15.2 3.3 17.3 2.8 19.5 3.2
 Midwest 28.7 2.6 9.2 1.6 9.0 1.9 17.9 2.6 24.6 2.0
 South 30.6 3.1 32.0 3.8 8.5 1.8 53.5 3.8 30.1 2.4
 West 20.0 2.8 44.3 3.7 67.3 4.0 11.3 1.8 25.8 2.2
Poverty a,b a,c
 Above poverty level 91.0 0.7 74.3 1.8 82.6 1.2 74.2 3.6 87.8 0.7
 Below poverty level 9.0 0.7 25.7 1.8 17.4 1.2 25.8 3.6 12.2 0.7
Urbanicity a c
 Non-metro counties 26.8 7.1 8.2 3.7 3.5 1.6 19.3 9.0 22.7 5.9
 Metro counties 73.2 7.1 91.8 3.7 96.5 1.6 80.7 9.0 77.3 5.9
Family Support a,b a,b
 Scales [0-1] Mean (SE) 0.7 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.68 0.004
Friend Support a,b a,b,c
 Scales [0-1] Mean (SE) 0.7 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.66 0.004
PTSD a,b b,c
 No Trauma, No PTSD 16.4 1.0 25.6 1.4 29.7 1.4 18.6 2.1 18.5 0.9
 Trauma, No PTSD 71.0 0.8 65.0 1.5 64.8 1.3 68.9 2.2 69.7 0.7
 Trauma, Some PTSD symptoms 5.5 0.4 4.8 0.5 3.5 0.5 4.8 0.7 5.3 0.3
 Trauma, PTSD Diagnosis 7.1 0.6 4.6 0.4 1.9 0.5 7.7 0.8 6.5 0.5
Any Formal Mental Health Service Use During Past 12 Months a a,b
  No 52.8 1.1 72.3 1.3 82.0 1.3 72.6 2.4 57.6 1.0
  Yes 47.2 1.1 27.7 1.3 18.0 1.3 27.4 2.4 42.4 1.0
Any Formal Mental Health Service Use in the Past a a,b
  No 84.8 0.9 90.4 0.7 93.6 0.7 91.8 1.3 86.2 0.7
  Yes 15.2 0.9 9.6 0.7 6.4 0.7 8.2 1.3 13.8 0.7

Note: This analysis includes 4649 participants from NLAAS and 5507 participants from NCSR-who completed the long form survey. The sample further excludes 314 participants who had cardiovascular disease before exposure to trauma. The total number of participants used in the analytical sample is 9842. Summary statistics are calculated using NLAAS_NCS long form weights from the CPES study.

a

: Significant difference (p < .05) compared to Whites;

b

: Significant difference (p <.05) compared to Latinos;

c

: Significant difference (p <.05) compared to Asians. Further detail available upon request.