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Table 2 Characteristics of Venezuelan immigrants by mental health condition

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

Characteristics

Non-reported mental health problems

Reported mental health problems

 

Sample size

Percentagea

95% CI

Sample size

Percentagea

95% CI

p-value

Perceived discrimination

 No

4080

62.39

[59.76,64.95]

152

39.88

[31.86,48.48]

p < 0.001

 Yes

2379

37.61

[35.05,40.24]

195

60.12

[51.52,68.14]

Sex

 Female

2687

41.50

[39.74,43.29]

196

59.93

[51.55,67.76]

p < 0.001

 Male

3772

58.50

[56.71,60.26]

151

40.07

[32.24,48.45]

 

Age groups

 14–26

2402

38.07

[35.89,40.30]

137

38.86

[32.85,45.24]

0.542

 27–33

2021

30.19

[28.37,32.09]

96

26.78

[20.77,33.79]

 34–78

2036

31.73

[29.63,33.92]

114

34.35

[28.84,40.32]

Marital status

 Other

2740

42.53

[40.24,44.85]

166

47.85

[40.99,54.79]

0.147

 Married or living with partner

3719

57.47

[55.15,59.76]

181

52.15

[45.21,59.01]

Educational level

 Basic

983

14.68

[12.79,16.79]

49

16.85

[12.29,22.65]

0.665

 Secondary

2769

43.45

[41.01,45.93]

144

40.65

[32.10,49.80]

 Tertiary

2707

41.87

[39.55,44.22]

154

42.51

[34.72,50.69]

Minimum wage

  < minimum wage

2441

32.56

[30.32,34.88]

124

31.95

[26.13,38.40]

0.859

  > minimum wage

4018

67.44

[65.12,69.68]

223

68.05

[61.60,73.87]

Time living in Peru

 6 months

2359

30.95

[28.70,33.29]

100

30.24

[22.47,39.34]

0.640

 6–12 months

2802

44.61

[42.26,46.99]

167

48.05

[40.67,55.52]

  + 12 months

1298

24.44

[22.04,27.00]

80

21.70

[16.25,28.36]

Perceived social support

 No

6282

98.61

[98.06,99.00]

340

98.75

[96.73,99.53]

0.833

 Yes

177

1.39

[1.00,1.94]

7

1.25

[0.47,3.27]

Socio-economic status

 lower

643

12.47

[8.68,17.61]

16

3.74

[1.74,7.86]

0.054

 middle

2872

54.76

[48.48,60.89]

163

63.87

[49.96,75.79]

 higher

2944

32.77

[27.38,38.65]

168

32.39

[20.98,46.35]

  1. a Percentage considered sampling weights