Table 2.

Descriptive Characteristics of the Sample by Ethnicity and Interview Language

CharacteristicEthnicity, Interview Language*
Non-Hispanic White, EnglishHispanic, EnglishHispanic, SpanishP
Totals (n [%])839 (73)92 (15)47 (11)NA
Age (years)§50.9 (1)44.1 (2.5)42 (3.5)<.01
Male sex46.5 (2.6)39.9 (7.9)21.5 (7.5).03
History of depression diagnosis15.4 (1.2)18.4 (4.1)11.5 (3.9).46
PHQ 9 score (range of sums, 0–27)§3.3 (0.2)3.4 (0.4)6.7 (1)<.01
Biomedical explanatory model (range of means, 1–5)§4 (<0.1)3.8 (<0.1)3.5 (<0.1)<.01
Environmental explanatory model (range of means, 1–5)§4 (<0.1)4 (<0.1)4.1 (0.1).81
Stigma scale (range of sums, 3–15)§7.6 (0.1)8.1 (0.4)7.9 (0.3).33
Religiosity scale (range of sums, 4–16)§9.4 (0.2)10.9 (0.5)11.5 (0.6)<.01
Toughness scale (range of sums, 4–20)§12.3 (0.1)12.7 (0.4)13.9 (0.6).02
Education (years completed)
    <122.3 (0.8)14.2 (7.4)56.9 (10.2)<.01
    1214.5 (2.1)26.5 (7.7)12.0 (4.8)
    13 to 1528.5 (2.3)27.5 (5.9)21.4 (10.2)
    1629.8 (2.3)14.0 (4.4)1.5 (1.2)
    >1624.9 (2.1)17.8 (5.9)8.2 (5.1)
Income ($)
    <20,0008.4 (1.2)9.7 (2.9)50.1 (10.2)<.01
    20,000–34,99910.0 (1.6)15.6 (4.7)25.1 (7.9)
    35,000–49,99911.4 (1.6)5.6 (2.5)7.9 (3.8)
    50,000–74,99918.3 (2.1)28.5 (7.8)16.9 (8.4)
    75,000–99,99920.1 (2.1)25.3 (8.0)0 (0)
    >100,00031.8 (2.5)15.3 (5.1)0 (0)
Has personal healthcare practitioner85.3 (2.1)86.9 (4.1)41.8 (9.6)<.01
Has health insurance94.2 (1.6)91.4 (3.5)68.4 (9.2)<.01
  • * Means/sums and percentages are population weighted.

  • P values are for χ2 or regression comparisons of all groups to each other.

    PHQ, Patient Health Questionnaire.

  • Characteristics using % (SE).

  • § Characteristics using means/sums (SE).