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Table 1 Sociodemographic distribution and mean scores for depressive symptoms (measured using the CES-D), stratified by the sociodemographic variables, of the immigrant women (N = 127)

From: A pathway to negative acculturation: marital maladjustment mediates the relationship between the length of residency and depressive symptoms in immigrant women in Taiwan

Variables

n

%

Mean

SD

Marital statusa

 Married

97

76.38

12.66

7.72

 Divorced

18

14.17

23.56

14.70

 Widowed

12

9.45

27.33

10.86

Number of children

 0

18

14.17

15.11

11.67

 1

41

32.28

14.73

10.46

 2

59

46.46

16.78

10.86

 3+

9

7.09

13.90

8.75

Age

 25–29

17

13.39

13.76

10.14

 30–34

48

37.80

13.75

8.95

 35–39

34

26.77

17.18

11.47

 40+

28

22.05

18.32

12.08

Education

 Primary school or lower

34

26.77

14.91

10.39

 Middle school

39

30.71

16.46

10.80

 High school

40

31.50

16.20

11.53

 College/university or above

14

11.02

13.86

8.47

Education of husband

 Primary school or lower

24

18.90

20.17

12.78

 Middle school

33

25.98

16.00

8.95

 High school

46

36.22

14.39

10.48

 College/university or above

24

18.90

13.21

9.86

Personal monthly income (NTD)

 0

16

12.60

15.69

12.10

 1–14,999

22

17.32

16.73

8.18

 15,000–29,999

72

56.69

15.86

10.99

 30,000–49,999

13

10.24

14.85

11.59

 ≥ 50,000

4

3.15

9.25

8.62

Husband’s monthly income (NTD)

 0

16

12.60

22.06

11.21

 1–14,999

5

3.94

24.40

16.27

 15,000–29,999

49

38.58

14.71

9.23

 30,000–49,999

45

35.43

14.40

10.65

 ≥ 50,000

12

9.45

12.25

9.02

Job of immigrant women

 Public servant

0

0.00

–

–

 Businesswoman

16

12.60

12.81

9.70

 Agriculture

7

5.51

12.71

7.95

 Labor

43

33.86

16.56

10.34

 Service industry

35

27.56

16.17

11.85

 Unemployed

16

12.60

16.81

11.75

 Othersb

10

7.87

15.00

9.58

Job of husbands

 Public servant

2

1.57

18.50

6.36

 Businessman

17

13.39

12.35

10.54

 Agriculture

11

8.66

12.18

7.49

 Labor

52

40.94

15.73

9.63

 Service industry

16

12.60

14.94

12.10

 Unemployed

12

9.45

22.83

13.08

 Othersc

17

13.39

16.50

11.70

Employment status

 Full time

93

73.23

15.51

10.17

 Part time

16

12.60

17.44

12.56

 Unemployed

18

14.17

15.81

12.04

Employment status of husband

 Full time

106

83.46

14.74

9.99

 Part time

7

5.51

18.86

12.88

 Unemployed

14

11.02

22.75

13.27

Original nationality

 Vietnam

93

73.23

15.98

10.61

 Thailand

1

0.79

27.00

–

 Philippines

2

1.57

19.00

14.14

 Mainland China

25

19.69

14.08

11.41

 Indonesia

6

4.72

14.67

7.79

City of residence

 Taichung

49

38.58

14.96

11.67

 Changhua

75

59.06

15.37

9.18

 Nantou

3

2.36

35.00

12.17

Mandarin language proficiency

 Low

73

57.48

17.01

11.25

 High

54

42.52

13.87

9.51

Years in Taiwan

 0–4

15

11.81

10.80

6.62

 5–9

43

33.86

14.72

9.35

 10–14

61

48.03

16.80

11.43

 15–20

8

6.30

21.38

13.93

  1. CES-D center for epidemiologic studies-depression scale, SD standard deviation, NTD new Taiwan dollar (1 NTD = 0.033 USD at the time of the study)
  2. aSignificantly associated with the CES-D score, as indicated by the generalized linear model, after the other variables in this table had been controlled for
  3. bIncluding home OEM, translator, and international trade secretary
  4. cIncluding mason, civil engineer, plumber, and electrician
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