Table 2 Description of demographic and socioeconomic variables among the Chilean-born and international immigrants in Chile, the CASEN surveys 2006 and 2009
CASEN 2006 | CASEN 2009 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Chilean-born population mean/prevalence (95% CI) | Immigrant population mean/prevalence (95%CI) | Chilean-born population mean/prevalence (95% CI) | Immigrant population mean/prevalence (95% CI) | |
DEMOGRAPHICS | ||||
Sex: Male* | 48.66 (48.40-48.94) | 45.21 (41.74-48.72) | 48.16 (47.86-48.46) | 48.44 (44.26-52.64) |
Mean age | X=32.97 (32.81-33.12) | X=33.41 (31.81-35.00) | X=34.22 (34.03-34.41) | X= 33.95 (31.62-36.28) |
Mean age men αα | X= 31.87 (31.69-32.06) | X=33.95 (30.84-36.10) | X=41.84 (41.43-42.25) | X=32.53 (29.38-35.69) |
Mean age women αα | X=33.98 (33.79-34.18) | X=32.97 (30.84-35.10) | X=44.15 (43.74-44.56) | X=35.28 (32.97-37.60) |
Age categories: | ||||
<16**αα | 25.27 (24.98-25.55) | 13.60 (11.29-16.28) | 23.90 (23.58-24.22) | 14.60 (10.46-20.02) |
16-65**αα | 66.41 (66.12-66.70) | 79.08 (75.92-81.93) | 65.42 (65.10-65.75) | 76.43 (71.46-80.78) |
Over 65 | 8.32 (8.13-8.52) | 7.32 (5.33-9.97) | 10.68 (10.43-10.93) | 8.96 (6.63-12.01) |
Zone: Urban**αα | 87.14 (87.01-87.27) | 93.97 (92.58-95.11) | 86.32 (85.95-86.68) | 93.17 (89.92-95.43) |
Rural**αα | 12.86 (12.59-13.14) | 6.03 (4.89-7.42) | 13.68 (13.32-14.05) | 6.83 (4.47-10.08) |
Marital status: | ||||
Single**αα | 50.57 (50.31-50.84) | 45.81 (42.06-49.62) | 50.35 (50.05-50.65) | 40.25 (34.99-45.74) |
Married**αα | 40.76 (40.46-41.06) | 45.49 (41.66-49.36) | 40.65 (40.43-40.73) | 53.99 (48.66-59.24) |
Divorcedαα | 4.56 (4.42-4.71) | 4.21 (3.06-5.77) | 4.58 (4.43-4.57) | 2.96 (2.06-4.24) |
Widow | 4.07 (3.95-4.19) | 4.49 (2.89-6.91) | 4.42 (4.27-4.57) | 2.80 (1.72-4.51) |
Belonging to any ethnic minority group | 6.55 (6.52-6.80) | 5.57 (3.79-8.10) | 6.86 (6.59-7.14) | 7.10 (5.04-9.91) |
SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS | ||||
Educational level: | ||||
No education**αα | 7.39 (7.23-7.55) | 2.38 (1.51-3.73) | 7.62 (7.43-7.81) | 3.12 (1.85-5.43) |
Primary School**αα | 34.68 (34.33-35.03) | 18.79 (16.05-21.88) | 33.89 (33.51-34.82) | 20.05 (14.52-27.03) |
High School | 29.68 (29.34-30.03) | 33.02 (29.39-36.87) | 31.37 (30.96-31.78) | 30.69 (25.64-36.25) |
University level**αα | 9.86 (9.57-10.15) | 27.32 (23.16-31.98) | 15.28 (14.84-15.73) | 35.79 (29.09-43.09) |
Mean total household income per month: USD σ | ||||
Quintile 1 (poorest)αα | 58.46 (57.77-59.15) | 56.67 (50.72-62.62) | 61.70 (60.98- 62.43) | 49.64 (37.65- 61.62) |
Quintile 2 | 107.78 (107.35-108.21) | 109.82 (106.31- 113.33) | 114.60 (114.22- 114.99) | 113.28 (109.95-116.62) |
Quintile 3 | 158.92 (158.39-159.45) | 162.31 (157.51-167.11) | 163.52 (163.05- 163.46) | 159.23 (155.10- 163.36) |
Quintile 4 | 242.77 (241.72-243.82) | 244.91 (237.80-252.03) | 241.60 (240.71- 242.48) | 237.75 (231.59- 244.00) |
Quintile 5 (wealthiest) | 777.51 (755.85-799.16) | 1,303.14 (1,068.16 -1,538.13) | 737.85 (698.63- 776.91) | 1,217.91 (795.12- 1,693.65) |
Currently active workerαα | 57.16 (56.84-57.48) | 60.96 (57.06-64.73) | 44.87 (44.49-45.25) | 58.08 (52.39-63.56) |
Type of occupation: | ||||
Head/manager*αα | 3.10 (2.89-3.32) | 5.23 (3.27-8.26) | 3.02 (2.75-3.31) | 7.72 (3.95-14.57) |
Self employed | 20.55 (20.05-21.03) | 17.15 (14.02-21.64) | 20.34 (19.83-20.87) | 17.97 (12.91-24.45) |
Employee public system | 9.76 (9.42-10.11) | 6.35 (4.04-9.85) | 11.07 (10.06-11.55) | 8.28 (4.91-13.44) |
Employee private system** | 60.94 (60.36-61.51) | 54.27 (49.10-59.35) | 60.78 (60.14-61.42) | 54.13 (47.36-60.75) |
Employee domestic service**αα | 5.65 (5.42-5.90) | 16.65 (13.40-20.50) | 4.79 (4.55-5.04) | 11.90 (7.83-17.69) |
Has a contractαα | 76.53 (75.96-77.09) | 77.79 (73.01-81.93) | 23.16 (22.85-23.48) | 30.58 (25.51-36.18) |