Table 1.
Characteristics of Bhutanese and Burmese refugee participants in the USA in 2020
| N = 218 | |
|---|---|
| No. (%) | |
| Ethnicity | |
| Burmese | 30 (13.76) |
| Bhutanese | 188 (86.24) |
| Age | |
| ≤30 | 106 (48.62) |
| 31–40 | 60 (27.52) |
| ≥41 | 52 (23.85) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 131 (60.09) |
| Female | 87 (39.91) |
| Education | |
| Secondary degree | 58 (26.61) |
| Associate degree | 50 (22.94) |
| Bachelor or higher | 109 (50.00) |
| Household income | |
| $0 to $25,000 | 35 (16.06) |
| $25,001 to $50,000 | 79 (36.24) |
| $50,001 to $75,000 | 57 (26.15) |
| >$75,000 | 47 (21.56) |
| Years spent in the USA, mean (SD) | 9.99 (3.01) |
| Essential worker | |
| Yes | 91 (41.74) |
| COVID-19 infection | |
| Yes | 15 (6.88) |
| Having a family member infected | |
| Yes | 15 (6.88) |
| Financial crisis | |
| Yes | 80 (36.70) |