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Immigration-related stressors and mental health problems among Asian-American Immigrants

Table 1. Prevalence of 12-month depressive disorder and suicidal ideation by immigration-related factors and demographic
variables for Asian-American immigrants (N = 1,641)

Total 12-Month Suicidal Ideation
Sample Depressive Disorder
n % % Chi² % Chi²
Age groups 28.33† 12.61
18 – 34 575 35.02 2.22 2.55
35 – 49 572 34.85 1.26 1.79
50 – 64 326 19.89 0.16 0.66
≥ 65 168 10.24 0.35 0.39
Gender 0.94 2.07
Male 764 46.57 2.04 2.20
Female 877 53.43 1.95 3.19
Marital status 81.46*** 84.12***
Married/cohabiting 1,220 74.37 1.57 2.36
Divorced/separated/widowed 129 7.82 0.47 0.62
Never married 292 17.81 1.95 2.41
Education 15.37 4.46
Less than 12 years 306 18.66 0.39 0.66
12 years 265 16.12 1.14 0.89
13 – 15 years 364 22.20 0.76 1.37
16 years or more 706 43.02 1.71 2.47
Education received before 16 yrs 34.37* 42.51***
United States 246 15.05 1.39 1.82
Other country 1,394 84.95 2.60 3.57
Household income ($) 22.21 11.26
< 15,000 303 18.45 1.39 1.40
15,000 - 34,999 225 13.71 0.37 0.84
35,000 – 74,999 469 28.56 1.16 0.96
≥ 75, 000 644 39.28 1.07 2.18
Employment status 22.73
Employed 1,041 63.46 2.43 3.01
Unemployed 104 6.31 0.68 0.53
Not in labor force 496 30.23 0.88 1.85
Ethnicity 2.04 4.12
Vietnamese 502 16.30 0.51 0.58
Filipino 349 19.69 0.54 1.10
Chinese 475 30.60 1.13 1.73
Other Asian 315 33.41 1.80 1.98
Age at immigration 43.21* 44.81***
Immigrant, ≤ 12 Years old 271 16.49 1.43 1.97
Immigrant, >12 Years old 1,370 83.51 2.56 3.42
Years in the U.S. 17.54 4.32
Less than 5 years 302 18.42 0.40 0.82
5 – 10 years 257 15.67 0.94 0.79
11 – 20 years 564 34.39 1.84 1.66
More than 20 years 517 31.52 0.81 2.1
English proficiency 8.14 0.12
Fair/poor 684 41.67 2.19 2.32

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