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Table 1 Characteristics of Venezuelans living in Peru

From: Immigration, perceived discrimination and mental health: evidence from Venezuelan population living in Peru

Characteristics

Sample size

Percentagea

95% CI

Mental Health problems

 No

6459

93.70

[91.86,95.14]

 Yes

347

6.30

[4.86,8.14]

Perceived discrimination

 No

4232

60.97

[58.22,63.65]

 Yes

2574

39.03

[36.35,41.78]

Sex

 Female

2883

42.66

[41.09,44.25]

 Male

3923

57.34

[55.75,58.91]

Age groups

 14–26

2539

38.12

[36.06,40.22]

 27–33

2117

29.98

[28.18,31.84]

 34–78

2150

31.90

[29.89,33.98]

Age (Years)b

 

30.8 + 9.3

 

Marital status

 Other

2906

42.87

[40.65,45.11]

 Married or living with partner

3900

57.13

[54.89,59.35]

Educational level

 Basic

1032

14.82

[12.95,16.90]

 Secondary

2913

43.27

[40.87,45.71]

 Tertiary

2861

41.91

[39.64,44.21]

Minimum wage

  < minimum wage

2565

32.52

[30.41,34.71]

  > minimum wage

4241

67.48

[65.29,69.59]

Monthly salaryb

 

1116 + 538

 

Time living in Peru

 6 months

2459

30.90

[28.66,33.24]

 6–12 months

2969

44.83

[42.52,47.17]

  + 12 months

1378

24.26

[21.94,26.75]

Perceived social support

 No

6622

98.62

[98.10,99.00]

 Yes

184

1.38

[1.00,1.90]

Socio-economic status

 lower

659

11.92

[8.31,16.82]

 middle

3035

55.33

[49.12,61.39]

 higher

3112

32.74

[27.42,38.55]

  1. a Percentage considered sampling weights
  2. b For numeric variables, percentage represent the mean value + standard deviation