Table 1 Descriptive Statistics by Generational Status
From: A comparative study of parental knowledge and adaptation of immigrant youth
Characteristic | All (N = 2697), n (%) | 1st generation (n = 1345), n (%) | 2nd generation (n = 1352), n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | |||
Female | 1215 (45) | 652 (49) | 563 (42) |
Male | 1482 (55) | 693 (51) | 789 (58) |
Immigrant backgrounda | |||
MENA (Somalia, Iraq) | 766 (28) | 272 (20) | 494 (37) |
Asians (China, Thailand) | 253 (9) | 128 (10) | 125 (9) |
Eastern Europeans (Russia, Estonia, FSU) | 1231 (46) | 761 (57) | 470 (35) |
Western Europeans (Sweden, other Europe) | 447 (17) | 184 (14) | 263 (20) |
Single parent households | 1030 (39) | 607 (46) | 423 (32) |
At least one parent unemployed | 1152 (43) | 615 (47) | 537 (40) |
Parental education | |||
Neither has higher level education | 1019 (50)b | 510 (51) | 509 (49) |
Only mother/father has higher level education | 533 (26) | 253 (26) | 280 (27) |
Both have higher level education | 473 (23) | 230 (23) | 243 (24) |
M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | |
Age, years | 15.59 (.91) | 15.82 (.95) | 15.37 (.81) |