Table 3.
Self-reported depression symptom status by ethnicity, citizenship, age group, and gender among 269 participants
| Minimal | Mild | Moderate | Moderate to severe | Severe | Total | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| African American* | |||||||
| Black immigrants | 7 (10.61) | 18 (27.27) | 34 (51.52) | 7 (10.61) | 0 (0.00) | 66 | 0.085 |
| African American | 18 (8.87) | 27 (13.3) | 118 (58.13) | 31 (15.27) | 9 (4.42) | 203 | |
| Citizen | |||||||
| Yes | 25 (11.71) | 33 (16.10) | 116 (56.59) | 27 (13.17) | 5 (2.44) | 205 | 0.072 |
| No | 1 (1.56) | 12 (18.75) | 36 (56.25) | 11 (17.19) | 4 (6.25) | 64 | |
| Age | |||||||
| < 35 | 10 (6.21) | 29 (18.01) | 89 (55.28) | 25 (15.53) | 8 (4.97) | 161 | 0.081 |
| > 34 | 15 (13.89) | 16 (14.81) | 63 (58.33) | 13 (12.04) | 1 (0.93) | 108 | |
| Gender | |||||||
| Male | 19 (12.34) | 31 (20.13) | 82 (53.25) | 20 (12.99) | 2 (1.3) | 154 | 0.021* |
| Female | 6 (5.22) | 14 (12.17) | 70 (60.87) | 18 (15.65) | 7 (6.09) | 115 | |
| Total | 25 | 45 | 152 | 38 | 9 | 269 | |
*Number and percent reported depression symptom scores as: low 0–4, mild 5–9, moderate 10–14, moderate to severe 15–19, severe 20–27. P-values for differences in mean scores were calculated using ANOVA and Chi-square for categorical variables. Statistically significant values (p < 0.05)*