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Table 1 Ethnic, language and immigration characteristics by acculturation index

From: Correlates of depressive symptoms among Latino and Non-Latino White adolescents: Findings from the 2003 California Health Interview Survey

 

Non-Hispanic White

Latino (high acculturation)

Latino (low acculturation)

Characteristics

N = 2,071

%

N = 865

%

N = 260

%

Country of birth

   

   US

96.9

99.5

 

   Other

3.1

0.5

100

Citizenship

   

   Native

96.9

99.5

 

   Naturalized

1.8

0.5

20.8

   Other

1.3

 

79.2

Living in the US

   

   Born in the US

96.9

99.5

 

   10 or more years

1.4

0.5

43.5

   5 – 9 years

0.9

 

25.0

   2 – 4 years

0.5

 

22.7

   1 or less years

0.3

 

8.8

Language at home

   

   English

85.6

24.3

1.5

   English + other language

13.2

67.2

69.6

   Spanish

1.2

8.6

28.8

Interview language

   

   English

99.7

87.4

47.3

   Spanish

0.3

12.6

52.7

Citizenship and immigration status of mother

   

   Native

88.6

39.3

1.9

   Naturalized

7.3

23.4

5.8

   Other

4.2

37.3

92.3

Citizenship and immigration status of Father

   

   Native

89.3

34.5

3.8

   Naturalized

6.7

26.9

14.6

   Other

4.0

38.6

81.5