Variable | Pretest (1990) | Post-test (1992) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
HOU (n = 1581) | SCC (n = 1322) | HOU (n = 1209) | SCC (n = 1264) | |
Mean age in years (SD) | 38.2 (11.6) | 37.9 (12.4) | 41.7† (13.0) | 42.6‡ (13.1) |
Education | ||||
< College graduate | 72 | 66* | 74 | 72‡ |
English language proficiency | ||||
None/poor/fair (%) | 71 | 70 | 77† | 77‡ |
Good (%) | 23 | 18* | 15† | 16 |
Fluent (%) | 5 | 11* | 8† | 7‡ |
Immigration | ||||
Mean year (SD) | 1979 (4.4) | 1981* (4.3) | 1981 † (5.6) | 1983‡§ (5.5) |
Mean % of lifetime | 33.1 (14.8) | 29.6* (14.1) | 31.0† (16.7) | 26.1‡§ (16.3) |
in US (SD) | ||||
Employment | ||||
Unemployed (%) | 6 | 8* | 10† | 19‡§ |
Income | ||||
Below poverty | 13 | 14 | 26† | 32‡§ |
level (%) |