Table 1.
Sociodemographic & sociocultural characteristics by study site by gender
| Women n=797 | Men n=768 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sociodemographic characteristics | Laredo | Brownsville/McAllen | Laredo | Brownsville/McAllen |
| n=389 | n=408 | n=362 | n=406 | |
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
| Age in years, mean (SE) | 39.2 (0.44) | 38.3 (0.63) | 37.4 (0.46) | 38.5 (0.71) |
| Highest education completed | ||||
| Some high school | 129 (36.1) | 162 (41.8) | 138 (37.8) | 124 (29.8) |
| High school/some college | 190 (38.8) | 161 (31.4) | 171 (40.1) | 212 (45.0) |
| College/graduate school | 70 (25.1) | 83 (26.8) | 53 (22.1) | 70 (25.3) |
| Income | ||||
| <15,000/year | 100 (27.3) | 162 (41.3)*** | 83 (21.4) | 109 (25.6) |
| $15,001 to $30,000 | 126 (32.1) | 92 (24.5) | 116 (31.5) | 109 (26.8) |
| $30,001 to $60,000 | 94 (26.7) | 73 (22.0) | 95 (28.3) | 106 (30.3) |
| $60,001 plus | 43 (13.9) | 41 (12.2) | 45 (18.9) | 52 (17.4) |
| Employment | ||||
| Employed | 251 (65.8) | 208 (52.3)*** | 278 (76.5) | 301 (75.5) |
| Unemployed | 28 (5.1) | 54 (15.0) | 35 (9.0) | 48 (9.7) |
| Other | 110 (29.2) | 146 (32.8) | 49 (14.5) | 57 (14.9) |
| Occupation | ||||
| Full time occupation | 156 (41.5) | 122 (30.6)*** | 187 (55.3) | 215 (52.4) |
| Part time or seasonal | 91 (23.5) | 86 (21.7) | 89 (20.7) | 83 (22.2) |
| Other | 142 (35.0) | 200 (47.8) | 86 (24.0) | 108 (25.4) |
| Marital Status | ||||
| Never married | 95 (23.4) | 116 (26.1) | 125 (30.8) | 118 (28.3) |
| Married/living with partner | 213 (58.3) | 204 (51.5) | 192 (57.1) | 237 (61.6) |
| Separated/divorced/widowed | 81 (18.3) | 88 (22.4) | 45 (12.1) | 51 (10.1) |
| Age of immigration | ||||
| <12 years old | 312 (74.2) | 276 (66.0)** | 301 (81.8) | 311 (72.1)*** |
| 12-20 years old | 36 (12.3) | 74 (19.4) | 34 (11.2) | 46 (11.4) |
| 21+ years old | 40 (13.5) | 57 (14.7) | 26 (7.0) | 49 (16.5) |
| Lifetime travel to Mexico | ||||
| Never visited Mexico | 37 (9.0) | 13 (2.4) | 43 (12.4) | 13 (3.2) |
| Been to Mexico <100 times | 136 (34.0) | 206 (48.5) | 121 (31.9) | 214 (48.6) |
| Been to Mexico >100 times | 214 (57.0) | 185 (49.1)*** | 195 (55.7) | 179 (48.2)*** |
| Any past 12 mo. travel to Mexico | 140 (39.8) | 180 (46.2) | 124 (33.6) | 140 (40.1) |
***
p≤0.001,
**
p≤0.01,
*
p≤0.05