From: Mental health of female foreign spouses in transnational marriages in southern Taiwan
Vietnamese (n = 45) n (%) | Chinese (n = 43) n (%) | Indonesian (n = 41) n (%) | chi-square p value | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. Age | 29.41 | |||
20-25 | 18 (40.0) | 2 (4.7) | 5 (12.8) | 0.000 |
26-30 | 17 (37.8) | 10 (23.3) | 14 (35.9) | |
31-35 | 4 (8.9) | 18 (41.9) | 10 (25.6) | |
> 36 | 6 (13.3) | 13 (30.2) | 10 (25.6) | |
2. Time since immigration to Taiwan (years) | 13.91 | |||
< 5 | 23 (52.3) | 10 (23.8) | 7 (17.1) | 0.001 |
> 5 | 21 (47.7) | 32 (76.2) | 34 (82.9) | |
3. Marital status | 1.15 | |||
Married | 43 (95.6) | 38 (90.5) | 39 (95.1) | 0.563 |
Single | 2 (4.4) | 4 (9.5) | 2 (4.9) | |
4. Education level in Homeland | 17.63 | |||
< 6 years | 17(37.8) | 2(4.7) | 14(34.1) | 0.001 |
6~9 years | 17(37.8) | 17 (39.5) | 14 (34.1) | |
> 9 years | 11(24.4) | 24 (55.8) | 13 (31.7) | |
5. Attendance at Chinese literacy program in Taiwan | 36.47 | |||
None | 19 (42.2) | 37 (92.5) | 12 (29.3) | 0.000 |
Literacy classes or supplement school | 26 (57.8) | 3 (7.5) | 29 (70.7) | |
6. Language ability before move to Taiwan | 63.81 | |||
Only mother tone | 41 (91.1) | 2 (4.9) | 0.000 | |
Could speak Chinese, Haka or Taiwanese | 4 (8.9) | 39 (95.1) | ||
7. Taiwanese or Haka ability (listening and speaking) | 26.70 | |||
Very good | 21 (48.4) | 39 (92.9) | 34 (82.9) | 0.000 |
Poor | 19 (44.2) | 3 (7.1) | 4 (9.8) | |
Neither | 3 (7.0) | 0 (0) | 3 (7.3) | |
8. Mandarin ability (listening and speaking) | 0.352a | |||
Very good | 38 (86.4) | 38 (92.7) | 0.486 | |
Poor | 4 (13.6) | 3 (7.3) | ||
9. Religion | 30.54 | |||
None | 7 (15.6) | 21 (48.8) | 0 (0.0) | 0.000 |
Yes | 38 (84.4) | 22 (51.2) | 40 (100.0) | |
10. Number of children | 17.02 | |||
None | 2 (4.7) | 5 (11.6) | 4 (9.8) | 0.002 |
1 | 27 (62.8) | 15 (34.9) | 8 (19.5) | |
≧2 | 14 (32.6) | 23 (53.5) | 29 (70.7) | |
11. Husband's age | 4.82 | |||
< 35 | 9 (20.0) | 6 (14.3) | 3 (7.7) | 0.777 |
35~39 | 10 (22.2) | 9 (21.4) | 8 (20.5) | |
40~44 | 13 (28.9) | 9 (21.4) | 10 (25.6) | |
45~49 | 9 (20.0) | 11 (26.2) | 12 (30.8) | |
> 50 | 4 (8.9) | 7 (16.7) | 6 (15.4) | |
11. Husband's years of education | 6.74 | |||
Less than 6 years | 3 (6.8) | 0 (0) | 4 (9.8) | 0.150 |
6~9 years | 16 (36.4) | 10 (23.8) | 14 (34.1) | |
More than 9 years | 25 (56.8) | 32 (76.2) | 23 (56.1) | |
12. Household income/monthly (NT dollars) | 7.44 | |||
≦20,000 | 15 (48.4) | 11 (29.7) | 8 (32.0) | 0.115 |
20,000-40,000 | 10 (32.3) | 20 (54.1) | 16 (64.0) | |
>40,000-70,000 | 6 (19.4) | 6 (16.2) | 1 (2.4) |