This study examines gender differences in satisfaction with the host society (SWHS) in terms of satisfaction with housing, neighbourhood and life. A sample of 1,384 respondents aged 17 to 73 was selected from the 1982 national survey of economic self-sufficiency of Indochinese refugees. Regression analysis revealed that for men: satisfaction with housing was influenced by age upon arrival in the US, lack of health care, financial problems and ethnicity; and satisfaction with life was influenced by age upon arrival in the US, employment, lack of healthcare, financial problems, and English ability. For women: satisfaction with housing was influenced by urban background in country of origin and length of residence in the US; satisfaction with neighbourhood was influenced by financial problems, education in country of origin, and ethnicity; and satisfaction with life had no statistical significant relationship with selected independent variables. -from Authors

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Indochinese refugees gender difference regression analysis USA host society Refugees satisfaction level