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Table 1 Demographics of female foreign spouses in transnational marriages (n = 129)

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)

 
  1. a Fisher's exact test