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)