TABLE 2.
Prevalence of selected socioeconomic and health indicators of persons interviewed in English and interviewed in native languages — Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) 2010 Risk Factor Survey. 2001–2002
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Cambodians: Lowell, Massachusetts |
Vietnamese: Los Angeles. Orange, and Santa Clara Counties, California |
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English (n = 199) |
Khmer (n = 827) |
English (n = 747) |
Vietnamese (n = 1,876) |
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| Socioeconomic indicator/Health indicator | Mean | SE* | Mean | SE | Mean | SE | Mean | SE |
| Socioeconomic indicator | ||||||||
| Age (yrs) | 36.4 | 1.6 | 39.6 | 1.0 | 41.4 | 0.7 | 46.5 | 0.5 |
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%
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(95% Cl†)
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%
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(95% Cl)
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%
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(95% Cl)
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%
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(95% Cl)
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| <High school education | 39.4 | (34.0–45.2) | 64.2 | (59.2–68.8) | 26.7 | (23.3–30.3) | 31.0 | (28.8–33.3) |
| Annual household income <$25,000 | 51.3 | (43.2–59.4) | 60.1 | (53.0–66.9) | 44.4 | (40.1–48.7) | 58.6 | (55.6–61.6) |
| Could not visit a doctor because of the cost | 11.6 | (7.0–18.6) | 15.2 | (10.4–21.8) | 11.8 | (9.4–14.7) | 13.6 | (11.7–15.7) |
| Health indicator | ||||||||
| Current smoking | ||||||||
| Men | 63.9 | (47.7–77.5) | 40.9 | (35.2–47.0) | 32.2 | (26.2–38.9) | 30.4 | (26.4–34.8) |
| Women | 6.1 | (3.4–10.6) | 12.1 | (7.7–18.7) | 0.9 | (0.3–2.6) | 0.9 | (0.4–2.1) |
| Eating five or more fruits and vegetables daily | 20.8 | (16.1–26.4) | 15.0 | (11.0–20.2) | 19.9 | (16.6–23.6) | 7.6 | (6.2–9.3) |
| Met physical activity recommendations | 41.4 | (30.5–53.3) | 31.3 | (27.0–36.1) | 22.5 | (16.9–26.5) | 10.5 | (8.8–12.5) |
| Mammogram in the preceding 2 years§ | 75.1 | (54.6–88.3) | 73.0 | (60.0–83.0) | 79.6 | (70.3–86.5) | 72.1 | (66.1–77.4) |
| Pap test in the preceding 3 years¶ | 60.3 | (53.1–67.1) | 65.6 | (58.5–72.1) | 67.8 | (61.5–73.4) | 65.0 | (60.8–69.0) |
*
Standard error.
†
Confidence interval.
§
Limited to women aged ≥50 years.
¶
Limited to women.