Examining the relationship of sociodemographic factors, neighborhood cohesion and abnormal sleep duration among U.S. foreign-born subpopulations in the National Health Interview Survey

Villalobos, Kevin; Ishino, Francisco A. Montiel; McNeel, Timothy S.; Williams, Faustine

doi:10.1186/s12889-022-13523-z

Table 1 Characteristics of U.S. Foreign-Born Adults Aged ≥18 Years by Hispanic Ethnicity, National Health Interview Survey, 2013-2018, N = 27,253

From: Examining the relationship of sociodemographic factors, neighborhood cohesion and abnormal sleep duration among U.S. foreign-born subpopulations in the National Health Interview Survey

	Mexican (27.0%)		Puerto Rican (4.3%)		Cuban (3.6%)		Dominican (2.4%)		Central or South American (11.6%)		Other/Multiple Hispanic/Latino (0.7%)		Non-Hispanic/Latino (50.4%)		All (100%)
Characteristics	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%
Sleep Duration Per Day
≤6 hours	1,968	27.0	443	37.4	271	27.3	242	33.6	997	31.2	65	32.3	4,422	31.6	8,408	30.5
7 to 8 hours	4,854	65.7	623	54.3	636	64.6	373	59.2	2,009	63.5	114	61.2	8,440	62.6	17,049	63.2
≥9 hours	532	7.2	102	8.3	76	8.1	35	7.1	160	5.3	16	6.5	875	5.9	1,796	6.4
Neighborhood Cohesion
Low	2,519	33.6	446	36.5	280	30.2	264	41.1	1,157	35.6	64	32.6	3,246	22.5	7,976	28.2
Medium	2,714	37.0	387	34.8	300	33.0	230	35.5	1,175	37.4	61	32.9	5,301	38.8	10,168	37.7
High	2,121	29.4	335	28.7	403	36.9	156	23.4	834	27.0	70	34.5	5,190	38.7	9,109	34.1
Sex
Male	3,371	50.8	473	50.0	468	53.7	244	45.0	1,379	49.8	81	47.9	6,335	48.1	12,351	49.2
Female	3,983	49.2	695	50.0	515	46.3	406	55.0	1,787	50.2	114	52.1	7,402	51.9	14,902	50.8
Age Category
18 – 44	4,175	56.6	430	40.9	273	35.0	264	44.0	1,706	56.3	75	42.6	6,282	47.0	13,205	50.0
45 – 54	1,515	22.8	177	16.5	181	20.4	139	23.5	620	20.4	35	17.8	2,440	19.8	5,107	20.6
55 – 64	849	12.2	203	15.7	156	17.1	107	17.9	409	13.2	36	19.4	2,062	16.0	3,822	14.8
65 – 74	548	5.7	229	17.1	172	12.8	85	8.4	279	6.5	29	12.2	1,724	10.4	3,066	9.0
≥75	267	2.7	129	9.9	201	14.6	55	6.3	152	3.6	20	8.0	1,229	6.7	2,053	5.6
Marital Status
Single/Never Married	1,164	15.3	269	19.7	142	15.3	139	21.1	647	18.1	34	11.8	2,695	16.3	5,090	16.4
Marred/Living with Partner	4,868	72.8	502	56.0	519	63.4	286	55.6	1,848	67.2	105	67.8	8,230	70.5	16,358	69.6
Divorced/Separated	975	8.7	273	16.6	196	13.9	169	17.9	525	11.3	35	14.5	1,742	8.5	3,915	9.6
Widowed	347	3.2	124	7.7	126	7.4	56	5.5	146	3.4	21	5.9	1,070	4.7	1,890	4.3
Education
Less than High School	4,235	55.0	395	28.8	251	21.8	256	34.3	1,077	30.5	48	18.3	1,384	9.3	7,646	25.6
High School Graduate/GED	1,677	23.9	307	29.1	314	33.0	158	25.4	733	24.9	48	27.4	2,476	18.3	5,713	21.6
Some College/Associate’s	958	14.1	294	25.3	214	21.2	137	24.7	711	23.3	45	24.4	3,171	22.3	5,530	20.4
Bachelor’s Degree/More	484	7.0	172	16.9	204	24.0	99	15.6	645	21.2	54	29.9	6,706	50.1	8,364	32.4
Employment Status
Employed	4,642	65.3	480	47.5	482	56.5	365	63.8	2,123	68.7	105	61.8	8,357	63.5	16,554	63.8
Not Employed	2,712	34.7	688	52.5	501	43.5	285	36.2	1,043	31.3	90	38.2	5,380	36.5	10,699	36.2
BMI Category
<18.50, Underweight	63	0.7	12	0.9	10	1.1	9	2.3	32	1.2	4	1.7	433	2.6	563	1.8
18.50 – 24.99, Normal	1,767	23.3	349	30.3	322	30.1	225	31.0	1,035	31.4	60	29.3	6,546	46.5	10,304	37.0
25.00 – 29.99, Overweight	3,109	43.3	437	38.3	426	44.4	252	42.5	1,299	42.4	75	42.3	4,569	34.7	10,167	38.5
≥30.00, Obese	2,415	32.7	370	30.5	225	24.4	164	24.2	800	25.0	56	26.6	2,189	16.2	6,219	22.6
Alcohol Drinking Status^a
Lifetime Abstainer	2,487	31.7	410	34.0	449	40.3	250	36.3	1,076	32.9	64	28.3	4,729	35.1	9,465	34.1
Former Drinker	1,032	13.5	200	17.5	109	10.7	75	10.0	438	13.7	28	12.0	1,352	9.2	3,234	11.2
Current Drinker	3,835	54.7	558	48.5	425	49.0	325	53.8	1,652	53.5	103	59.6	7,656	55.7	14,554	54.7
Smoking Status
Never	5,659	76.8	760	65.4	743	74.7	531	80.0	2,443	77.1	142	75.9	10,002	74.1	20,280	75.0
Former	979	13.9	226	20.2	135	15.4	77	12.9	504	16.3	37	14.6	2,349	16.5	4,307	15.8
Current	716	9.3	182	14.4	105	9.9	42	7.0	219	6.5	16	9.4	1,386	9.4	2,666	9.2
Language of Interview
English Only	2,957	41.1	822	73.0	235	26.5	301	45.6	1,558	52.4	147	79.6	12,874	93.6	18,894	71.0
Spanish Only	2,860	38.2	202	17.4	662	60.9	270	42.1	1,125	32.0	28	10.3	24	0.3	5,171	17.4
Spanish and English	1,531	20.6	142	9.5	83	11.5	79	12.3	476	15.3	20	10.1	25	0.2	2,356	8.4
Other	6	0.1	2	0.1	3	1.1	0	0.0	7	0.3	0	0.0	814	6.0	832	3.2
Years Lived in the U.S.
<10 Years	799	10.6	182	19.0	203	23.8	113	21.7	615	19.8	23	13.7	3,247	22.7	5,182	19.0
≥10 Years	6,555	89.4	986	81.0	780	76.2	537	78.3	2,551	80.2	172	86.3	10,490	77.3	22,071	81.0

All percentages are weighted
^aLifetime abstainer (<12 drinks in life); Former drinker (no drinks past year); Current drinker (1+ drinks past year)

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