Table 1: Mean CES-D scores by demographics and length of U.S.
residency for first generation Korean immigrants in Chicago.
| Demographic | N (%) | Mean CES-D Score (S.D.) |
| Overall | 591* | 12.6 (8.6) |
| Sex |
| Male | 320 (54.2) | 12.3 (7.8) |
| Female | 270 (45.8) | 12.9 (9.5) |
| Marital status |
| Single | 42 ( 7.1) | 17.8 (10.3) |
| Married | 499 (84.7) | 11.8 (8.0) |
| Others | 48 ( 8.1) | 15.8 (11.0) |
| Education |
| High school or less | 183 (31.4) | 13.1 (9.0) |
| Some college | 121 (20.8) | 13.9 (10.3) |
| College graduate | 220 (37.7) | 11.9 (7.6) |
| Some graduate school | 59 (10.1) | 10.5 (5.9) |
| Age |
| 20 – 30 years old | 100 (16.9) | 13.8 (9.4) |
| 31 – 40 years old | 205 (34.8) | 12.7 (8.5) |
| 41 - 50 years old | 174 (29.5) | 12.0 (8.1) |
| 51 years old and above | 111 (18.8) | 12.2 (9.0) |
| Length of residence in U.S. |
| Less than 5 years | 200 (33.9) | 14.5 (9.8) |
| 6 – 10 years | 186 (31.5) | 12.3 (8.3) |
| 11 – 15 years | 145 (24.6) | 10.9 (6.9) |
| 16 and more years | 59 (10.0) | 10.6 (7.5) |