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Table 1 Characteristics of the Study Sample

From: Associations between accessibility to health care service, social support, and Korean Americans’ mental health status amid the COVID-19 pandemic

Mean or percentage

Variables

All sample (N = 790)

Variables

All sample (N = 790)

Dependent Variable

 

Control variables

 

Self-rated mental health

 

Education

 

 Poor

72.6%

High school diploma or less

7.9%

 Good

27.4%

Some level of college education

20.9%

Psychological distress

 

Bachelor’s degree

34.4%

 Min:10

Mean: 18.95

Graduate degree

36.8%

 Max: 49

Std.Dev:7.05

Employment status

 

Independent Variables

 

Employed full time

53.4%

Accessibility to health care services

 

Employed part-time

14.3%

Health insurance

 

Out of labor force

32.4%

 Yes

86.8%

Household income

 

 No

13.2%

< $34,999

21.6%

Primary health provider

 

$35,000–$49,999

13.3%

 Yes

62.4%

$50,000- $99,999

27.8%

 No

37.6%

> = $100,000

27.8%

COVID-19 test knowledge

 

Sex

 

 Yes

62.4%

Male

40.3%

 No

37.6%

Female

59.7%

Mental health service willing

 

Age (years)

 

 Yes

83.2%

Min: 20

Mean: 42.74

 No

16.8%

Max: 80

Std.Dev: 10.96

Language barrier COVID-19

   

 Yes

27.3%

  

 No

72.7%

  

Social support

 Min:3

Mean:12.04

  

 Max: 15

Std.Dev:2.44