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Table 1 Demographic statistics of participants aged 18 or older (N = 34)

From: The impact of changing nonimmigrant visa policies on international students’ psychological adjustment and well-being in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study

Gender, n (%)

Years as an international student in the US, n (%)

 Male

18

52.94%

Less than 1 year

9

29.41%

 Female

16

47.06%

1–2 years

11

32.35%

Age, n (%)

2–5 years

12

35.29%

 18–20

6

17.65%

5 or more years

2

5.88%

 21–25

21

61.76%

Place of living, n (%)

 26–29

5

14.71%

Home- with family

10

29.41%

 30 and older

2

5.88%

Home- with friends

2

5.88%

Country of origin, n (%)

Off campus shared living

12

35.29%

 Africa

1

2.94%

Off campus alone

4

11.76%

Asia

On campus shared living

5

14.71%

 East Asia

6

17.65%

On campus alone

1

2.94%

 South Asia

9

26.47%

Family income in the past 1 year, n (%)

 Southeast Asia

13

38.24%

 < $25,000

15

42.42%

 Western Asia

4

11.76%

$25,000—$49,999

5

15.15%

 Europe

1

2.94%

$50,000—$74,999

1

3.03%

Program type, n (%)

$75,000—$99,999

2

6.06%

 Undergraduate

19

55.88%

$100,000—$149,999

0

0.00%

 Master

15

44.12%

 ≥ $150,000

1

3.03%

First-generation college student, n (%)

Don’t Know/Not sure

10

30.30%

 Yes

22

64.71%

Have any family members/relatives in the US, n (%)

 No

12

35.29%

Yes

12

35.29%

First enrollment as an international student in the US, n (%)

No

22

64.71%

 Before Spring 2020

21

61.76%

Family members/relatives studied in the US before you, n (%)

 Spring 2020

5

14.71%

Yes

14

41.18%

 Fall 2020

3

8.82%

No

20

58.82%

 Spring 2021

5

14.71%