Table 1
Health Status of Guatemalan Immigrants Before and After Peacea.
| Health | Before Peace, No. (%) | After Peace, No. (%) | P Valueb |
|---|---|---|---|
| Females (n = 4 115) | |||
| Excellent | 493 (19.42) | 373 (23.67) | <.001 |
| Very good | 746 (29.38) | 537 (34.07) | |
| Good | 903 (35.57) | 553 (35.09) | |
| Fair | 305 (12.01) | 91 (5.774) | |
| Poor | 92 (3.623) | 22 (1.396) | |
| Total | 2 539 (100) | 1 576 (100.00) | |
| Males (n = 5 282) | |||
| Excellent | 617 (23.34) | 721 (27.33) | <.001 |
| Very good | 841 (31.81) | 969 (36.73) | |
| Good | 899 (34.00) | 813 (30.82) | |
| Fair | 208 (7.867) | 120 (4.549) | |
| Poor | 79 (2.988) | 15 (0.569) | |
| Total | 2 644 (100) | 2 638 (100) | |
[i] a Table entries are counts and frequencies of individuals born in Guatemala who migrated to the United States before and after the peace agreement.
b P values are from chi-square tests.
Table 2
Unadjusted Associations Between Peace in Guatemala and Immigrant Healtha.
| Health | Incremental Effect (95% Confidence Interval) | |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | Females (n = 4 115) | Males (n = 5 282) |
| Excellent | 0.0732 (0.0487, 0.0978) | 0.0596 (0.0376, 0.0817) |
| Very good | 0.0271 (0.0183, 0.0360) | 0.0156 (0.00933, 0.0220) |
| Good | –0.0491 (–0.0660, –0.0323) | –0.0474 (–0.0650, –0.0297) |
| Fair | –0.0362 (–0.0485, –0.0240) | –0.0203 (–0.0280, –0.0126) |
| Poor | –0.0150 (–0.0203, –0.00970) | –0.00759 (–0.0109, –0.00426) |
[i] a Table entries are incremental effects and 95% confidence intervals from ordered probit regressions of the distribution of health on peace, weighted by the sampling probabilities.
Table 3
Adjusted Associations Between Peace in Guatemala and Immigrant Healtha.
| Health | Incremental Effect (95% Confidence Interval) | |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | Females (n = 4 115) | Males (n = 5 282) |
| Excellent | 0.0608 (0.00775, 0.114) | 0.0546 (0.00954, 0.0996) |
| Very good | 0.0223 (0.00534, 0.0393) | 0.0111 (0.00432, 0.0179) |
| Good | –0.0410 (–0.0772, –0.00483) | –0.0425 (–0.0773, –0.00779) |
| Fair | –0.0300 (–0.0542, –0.00569) | –0.0170 (–0.0291, –0.00487) |
| Poor | –0.0122 (–0.0221, –0.00226) | –0.00617 (–0.0103, –0.00202) |
[i] a Table entries are incremental effects and 95% confidence intervals from ordered probit regressions of the distribution of health on peace, adjusted for the observed distributions of age, age squared, age cubed, and linear time trends in year of immigration before and after the peace agreement, and weighted by the sampling probabilities.
Table 4
Associations Between Years in the United States and Guatemalan Immigrant Healtha.
| Health | Unadjusted Marginal Effect (95% Confidence Interval) | |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | Females (n = 4 115) | Males (n = 5 282) |
| Excellent | –0.00461 [–0.00571, –0.00351] | –0.00437 [–0.00551, –0.00324] |
| Very good | –0.00181 [–0.00228, –0.00134] | –0.00109 [–0.00143, –0.000756] |
| Good | 0.00304 [0.00232, 0.00375] | 0.00345 [0.00255, 0.00436] |
| Fair | 0.00237 [0.00174, 0.00301] | 0.00147 [0.00106, 0.00188] |
| Poor | 0.00101 [0.000696, 0.00132] | 0.000543 [0.000354, 0.000732] |
| Health | Adjusted Marginal Effect (95% Confidence Interval) | |
| Gender | Females (n = 4 115) | Males (n = 5 282) |
| Excellent | 0.000451 [–0.000858, 0.00176] | –0.000220 [–0.00164, 0.00120] |
| Very good | 0.000174 [–0.000330, 0.000677] | –0.0000537 [–0.000401, 0.000294] |
| Good | –0.000298 [–0.00117, 0.000570] | 0.000174 [–0.000948, 0.00130] |
| Fair | –0.000230 [–0.000894, 0.000434] | 0.0000727 [–0.000398, 0.000543] |
| Poor | –0.0000971 [–0.000379, 0.000185] | 0.0000270 [–0.000148, 0.000202] |
[i] a Table entries are average marginal effects and 95% confidence intervals from ordered probit regressions of health status on years in the United States, adjusted for the observed distributions of age, age squared, and age cubed, and weighted by the sampling probabilities.