The impact of perceived discrimination on depressive symptoms and the role of differentiated social support among immigrant populations in South Korea

Table 1 Sociodemographic Characteristics of the Analytic Sample

	Number	Percent
Country of origin^a
Western countries	40	3.75
East Asia	809	75.75
South Asia	219	20.51
Age
Under 30	238	22.28
30–39	295	27.62
40–49	304	28.46
50–59	174	16.29
60 or over	57	5.34
Visa type^b
F-2/F-6	641	60.02
H-2/F-4	256	23.97
Other	171	16.01
Sex
Male	286	26.78
Female	782	73.22
Current Marital Status
Currently married	910	85.21
Never married	75	7.02
Other	83	7.77
Household income^c
Under $1000	139	13.01
$1000–2000	374	35.02
$2000–3000	286	26.78
$3000–4000	122	11.42
Over $4000	147	13.76
Educational attainment
Middle school or less	334	31.27
High school graduation	424	39.70
College	117	10.96
University or more	193	18.07
Acculturation
Korean Language Fluency(M/SD)^d,e	15.08	3.98
Years lived in Korea(M/SD)^e	10.58	10.73
Unweighted N	1068

Abbreviations: N Sample size, M mean, SD Standard Deviation
Note. ^a Country of Origin – Western countries: The United States and Canada; East Asia: China, Japan and Taiwan; South Asia: Vietnam, Thailand, the Philippines and Cambodia. ^b Visa Type: F-2: Residence visa, F-6: Foreign spouse, F-4: Extension of sojourn period for Overseas Koreans, H-2: Working visit ^c US dollars. ^d Score range: 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) for four categories (speaking, listening, reading and writing). ^e Continuous scores were centered zero

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