TABLE 1.

Comparison of Chinese Americans and Korean Americans on demographics, alcohol use, ALDH2 status, parental alcohol use and acculturation

Characteristics	Chinese Americans (n = 223)	Korean Americans (n = 205)
Demographic variable
Age, mean (SD)	18.12 (0.32)	18.18 (0.39)
Gender, % female	50.7	52.7
Alcohol-use variables
Lifetime alcohol use, %	80.3	79.0
Used alcohol in past 30 days, %	48.4	48.8
Heavy drinking episode in past 2 weeks, %	17.5	20.6
ALDH2 status, %*
ALDH2*1/*1	50.7	66.7
ALDH2*1/*2	42.6	31.9
ALDH2*2/*2	6.7	1.5
Parental alcohol use, %
Neither parent ever used alcohol§	23.3	16.1
At least one parent used alcohol in lifetime	76.7	83.9
Acculturation
SL-ASIA score, mean (SD)*	3.00 (.46)	2.89 (.45)
Years lived in united states, mean (SD)	14.70 (4.74)	14.58 (4.77)

Note: SL-ASIA = Suinn-Lew Asian Self-identity Acculturation Scale.

^§p <.10

^*p <.05.