in the states its true, depending on if people want to be honest or just ignore the ills of their society
I'm from Brooklyn, and tons of west indians don't own property, they rent, and live paycheck to paycheck. Most people in america live well, meaning have some food, clothing, and shelter, but tons of us are in debt or living pay check to paycheck.
I know in Boston a study was done that showed west indians had a higher networth then other groups besides whites, but they also had the highest debt, this is something that a lot leave out when saying some people are successful. A lot of that comes from living off of debt. Take it from me, you would rather live modest then be in debt to someone, its causes a lot of stress. Ironically I read another study showing Caribbean americans have a lot more pyschological problems then black americans, black americans still had issues, though. I think it comes with the need to be super successful(really flossing), and prove to your people you made it. Then still pushing that on your children, BUT those kids live in a racists society, and understand how things work vs. their parents. This causes stress on the brain. You seen this with southerners who moved to the north back in the day, although I think it was the reverse. In the north those kids thought things were better, only to find out it wasn't.
Don't take my post as me going at west indians, just showing another side that I notice doesn't get talked about which hurts your whole community because if you make it out to be that most are doing well, you ignore all those poor people in Miami, flatbush, bronx, and who knows where else. If you want your community to be the best, you deal with the good, and the bad, or your enemy will use your bad against you.
Mental Health of African Americans and Caribbean Blacks in the United States: Results From the National Epidemiological Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions
Blacks had equal or lower prevalence than Whites of lifetime (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 0.6 for African Americans; 0.3 for Caribbean Blacks) and 12-month (AOR = 0.7 for African Americans; 0.4 for Caribbean Blacks) Axis I psychiatric disorders, but higher prevalence of several personality disorders. Among Blacks, Caribbean Blacks had higher prevalence of 12-month psychotic disorders and lower lifetime prevalence of major depressive disorder, alcohol dependence, and drug abuse than African Americans. There were no differences in persistence of disorders between Caribbean Blacks and African Americans.
The Mental Health of Black Caribbean Immigrants: Results from the National Survey of American Life
Compared with African American men, Caribbean Black men had higher risks for 12-month rates of psychiatric disorders. Caribbean Black women had lower odds for 12-month and lifetime psychiatric disorders compared with African American women. Risks varied by ethnicity, immigration history, and generation status within the Caribbean sample. First-generation Caribbean Blacks had lower rates of psychiatric disorders compared with second- or third-generation Caribbean Blacks, and, compared with first-generation Carribbean Blacks, third-generation Caribbean Blacks had markedly elevated rates of psychiatric disorders.