Table 2.

Acculturation by subscale means, interquartile range, and internal consistency ^†.

Acculturation Subscales	Intended Use from Any Source		Cronbach’s Alpha
	Yes (n = 95) Median (IQR *)	No (n = 167) Median (IQR *)
Language Use Subscale Score	2.0 (1.2–3.4)	2.0 (1.4–3.2)	0.939
Media Subscale Score	3.0 (1.7–4.0)	3.0 (1.0–4.0)	0.969
Ethnic Social Relations Subscale Score	2.3 (2.0–2.7)	2.3 (2.0–3.0)	0.817
Total Acculturation (Overall, Aggregate Score)	2.5 (1.6–3.4)	2.4 (1.7–3.3)	0.939

* Interquartile Range. ^† The Short Acculturation Scale for Hispanics is comprised of three subscales (Language Use, Media, and Ethnic Social Relations). Scores range from 1 (all Latinos/Hispanics) to 5 (all non-Latinos/Hispanics). Higher score indicates higher levels of acculturation [20].