Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of international migrants; questionnaire (n = 292)
| Non-volunteers (n = 145) | Volunteers (n = 147) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mental well-being score, mean [SD] | 47.0 [10.5] | 50.3 [8.7] | ** | ||
| Age, mean [SD] | 33.5 [10.9] | 35.8 [13.1] | |||
| n | % | n | % | ||
| Sex | |||||
| Male | 59 | (40.6) | 60 | (40.8) | |
| Female | 86 | (59.4) | 87 | (59.2) | |
| County of citizenship | |||||
| Western | 82 | (57.3) | 89 | (61.1) | |
| Asia | 53 | (37.1) | 45 | (30.2) | |
| Other | 8 | (5.6) | 13 | (8.7) | |
| Education level | |||||
| High School or less | 8 | (5.5) | 7 | (4.8) | |
| University/College | 67 | (46.2) | 81 | (55.1) | |
| Post-Graduate | 70 | (48.3) | 59 | (40.1) | |
| Living Situation | * | ||||
| Living alone | 70 | (48.3) | 57 | (38.8) | |
| Living with relatives | 43 | (29.7) | 61 | (41.5) | |
| Living with others | 32 | (22.1) | 29 | (19.7) | |
| Martial Status | * | ||||
| Not Married | 88 | (60.7) | 75 | (51.0) | |
| Married with non-Japanese spouse | 35 | (24.1) | 35 | (23.8) | |
| Married with Japanese spouse | 22 | (15.2) | 37 | (25.2) | |
| Have Children | * | ||||
| No | 117 | (80.7) | 103 | (70.1) | |
| Yes | 28 | (19.3) | 44 | (29.9) | |
| Migration motivation | |||||
| Study | 63 | (43.4) | 59 | (40.1) | |
| New job | 53 | (36.6) | 51 | (34.7) | |
| Other | 29 | (20.0) | 37 | (25.2) | |
| Monthly Household Income (Japanese yen) | * | ||||
| < 250 K | 52 | (40.9) | 40 | (27.2) | |
| 250-550 K | 44 | (30.3) | 52 | (35.4) | |
| ≥ 550 K | 31 | (21.4) | 39 | (26.5) | |
| No response | 18 | (12.4) | 16 | (10.9) | |
| Settlement in Japan (years) | ** | ||||
| ≤ 5 years | 92 | (63.4) | 74 | (50.3) | |
| > 5 years | 53 | (36.6) | 73 | (49.7) | |
| Future Settlement in Japan (years) | |||||
| ≤ 5 years | 67 | (46.2) | 61 | (41.5) | |
| > 5 years | 28 | (19.3) | 37 | (25.2) | |
| Undecided | 50 | (34.5) | 49 | (33.3) | |
| Employment | |||||
| Student | 39 | (26.9) | 42 | (28.6) | |
| Full-time work | 73 | (50.3) | 71 | (48.3) | |
| Other | 33 | (22.8) | 34 | (23.1) | |
| Feeling isolated in Japan | * | ||||
| No | 59 | (40.7) | 44 | (29.9) | |
| Yes | 86 | (59.3) | 103 | (70.1) | |
| Employment Satisfaction | ** | ||||
| Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied | 65 | (44.8) | 44 | (29.9) | |
| Somewhat satisfied | 50 | (34.5) | 64 | (43.5) | |
| Very satisfied | 30 | (20.7) | 39 | (26.5) | |
| Feeling connected to Japan | |||||
| No | 38 | (26.2) | 19 | (12.9) | *** |
| Yes | 107 | (73.8) | 128 | (87.1) | |
* p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01; *** p < 0.001