Table 1.

Demographic and immigration characteristics by history of a death while abroad.

	Sample (n = 248)		Population (N = 22,000)			History of a death whileabroad (n = 247)
Factor	n	%	%	95% CI	Any death (%)	Death of family (%)	Death of friend (%)	Death of family and friends (%)
Total					84.6	73.8	57.3	46.8
Sex
Women	172	69.4	69.4	[63.2, 75.5]	86.8	85.3	82.8	80.0
Men	76	30.6	30.6	[24.5, 36.8]	83.6	81.7	77.0	3.1
Age (years)
18–25	35	14.1	14.1	[8.9, 19.3]	57.1***	51.6***	44.4***	34.8***
26–35	61	24.6	25.5	[19.3, 31.8]	85.0	83.6	76.9	73.5
36–45	103	41.5	40.2	[31.9,48.2]	89.3	88.2	85.5	83.3
≥46	49	19.8	20.3	[14.6, 26.0]	93.9	92.9	92.1	90.3
Education
<High school	161	64.9	63.3	[56.1, 70.6]	87.6	85.9	82.9	79.6
≥High school	87	35.1	36.7	[29.4, 43.9]	79.1	77.2	71.4	67.9
Monthly income
<$ 20,000	164	66.1	67.0	[59.3, 74.8]	84.1	82.6	77.8	74.5
≥$ 20,000	84	33.9	33.0	[25.2, 40.7]	85.5	83.3	81.0	76.9
Marital status
Married	169	68.1	68.0	[61.1, 74.8]	83.5	80.9	77.6	72.3
Single	79	31.9	32.0	[25.2, 38.9]	85.1	83.7	79.5	76.6
Years in US
≤10 years	55	22.4	21.8	[16.1,27.4]	74.5*	70.2**	67.4*	60.0*
11–20 years	125	50.8	50.8	[44.7, 57.0]	84.0	82.5	78.0	75.0
>20 years	66	26.8	27.5	[20.5, 34.3]	93.9	93.2	91.1	89.5
Trauma
No	43	82.7			73.8*	72.5*	59.3**	56.0**
Yes	205	17.3			86.8	85.1	82.4	79.1
Psychological distress
Yes	103	41.5	41.0	[38.3, 48.6]	43.5	40.4	48.6	44.8

^*p < .05.

^**p < .01.

^***p < .001.