Table 1:
Descriptive statistics of study population
| Eligible for DACA | Not eligible for DACA | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-DACA | Post-DACA | Pre-DACA | Post-DACA | |
| Number of respondents | ||||
| Self-reported overall health outcomes | 2188 | 1784 | 6331 | 4670 |
| Mental health outcomes | 598 | 540 | 2217 | 1680 |
| Self-reported overall health (Likert scale score 1–5) | 3.99 (0.91) | 4.00 (0.94) | 3.83 (0.98) | 3.81 (0.98) |
| Fair or poor health | 95.(4%) | 101 (6%) | 523 (8%) | 408 (9%) |
| K6 score (0–24) | 3.06 (4–49) | 2.66 (4–3) | 2.72 (4–57) | 270 (4–38) |
| Moderate or worse psychological (K6 score ≥5) | 168 (28%) | 133 (25%) | 554 (25%) | 423 (25%) |
| Gender, female | 1116 (51%) | 906 (51%) | 3270 (52%) | 2428 (52%) |
| Age (years) | 23.0 (3–32) | 25.39 (4–02) | 36.9 (673) | 38.27 (6.71) |
| Age at immigration (years) | 9.6 (4–19) | 10.6 (3–81) | 24.2 (6.48) | 24.9 (6–01) |
| Census region | ||||
| Northeast | 240 (11%) | 168 (9%) | 884 (14%) | 536 (11%) |
| North central or midwest | 161 (7%) | 199 (11%) | 536 (8%) | 430 (9%) |
| South | 728 (38%) | 587 (33%) | 2216 (35%) | 1750 (33%) |
| West | 1059 (42%) | 830 (47%) | 2695 (43%) | 1954 (48%) |
Data are mean (SD) or n (%) unless specified otherwise. All data are from the NHIS, 2008–15. The sample is restricted to non-citizen, Hispanic men and women aged 18–50 years who have lived in the USA for at least 5 years and who have completed at least a high school education or above. Eligible for DACA refers to individuals who were 31 years or younger as of June, 2012, and had immigrated to the USA at age 16 years or before. Pre-DACA denotes respondents interviewed before June, 2012, and post-DACA those interviewed thereafter. The K6 instrument was administered to a random subset of NHIS respondents. Descriptive statistics were weighted by NHIS sampling weights. DACA=Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. K6=Kessler 6 scale. NHIS=National Health Interview Survey.