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Table 1 Demographics and migration characteristics

From: Extortion experiences of recent adult immigrants from Latin America: self-reported prevalence, associated costs, and current mental health

 

Full Sample (n = 85)

Not extorted (n = 18)

Extorted (n = 67)

Sig.

n/μ

%/SD

n/μ

%/SD

n/μ

%/SD

Female

59

69.40

15

83.3

44

65.7

0.149a

You/your partner currently pregnant

12

14.1

7

38.9

5

7.5

0.004a

Employed before leaving home country

76

89.4

14

77.8

62

92.5

0.070a

From a South American country (Compared to all others)

53

62.4

5

27.8

48

71.6

 < 0.001a

Marital status

      

0.430b

 Divorced

3

3.5

1

5.6

2

3.0

 

 Married

11

12.9

4

22.2

7

10.4

 

 Separated

6

7.1

2

11.1

4

6.0

 

 Single

65

76.5

11

61.1

54

80.6

 

No. mths employed in last year

8.2

4.3

7.2

5.1

8.5

4.0

0.250c

Age

31.7

7.5

29.3

8.4

32.4

7.2

0.130c

Years of schooling

10.5

3.6

9.1

3.7

10.9

3.5

0.065c

Monthly Income ($)

247.0

217.7

268.7

243.7

240.7

211.3

0.695d

Traveling with kids (yes)

61

71.8

8

44.4

53

79.1

0.004a

Forced displacement (yes)

33

38.8

5

27.8

28

41.8

0.279a

Airplane (yes)

15

17.6

5

27.8

10

14.9

0.204a

  1. Bold values are significance by p < 0.05
  2. a = Chi-Square, b = log likelihood ratio, c = t-test, d = Mann Whitney