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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Depress Anxiety. 2010;27(1):46–55. doi: 10.1002/da.20636

Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of the Asian and non-Latino White subpopulations of the Collaborative Psychiatric Epidemiology Surveys.

Vietnamese
% (SE)
Filipino
% (SE)
Chinese
% (SE)
Other Asian
% (SE)
non-Latino Whites
% (SE)
Total
% (SE)
X2 Test

n=520 n=508 n=600 n=656 n=6696 n=8980
Income (US Dollars)
 $0-17,999 31.7(2.0) 14.8(1.7) 24.5(2.6) 15.9(2.0) 16.4(1.0) 16.6(0.9) P<0.001
 $18,000-31,999 14.3(2.6) 8.0(1.6) 7.9(1.3) 6.4(1.1) 13.1(0.8) 12.8(0.8)
 $32,000-54,999 18.3(2.2) 14.9(2.6) 17.9(2.5) 21.3(2.8) 22.4(0.7) 22.1(0.6)
 $55,000 and over 35.7(2.7) 62.3(4.0) 49.7(3.7) 56.4(3.3) 48.2(1.6) 48.4(1.5)
Education (Years)
 Less than 12 34.2(2.9) 11.7(2.2) 18.7(2.8) 7.0(1.5) 13.2(1.0) 13.3(0.9) P<0.001
 12 21.3(2.0) 19.8(2.3) 16.7(2.0) 14.9(1.6) 31.7(1.4) 30.9(1.4)
 13-15 22.2(1.9) 33.0(2.1) 20.5(2.6) 25.6(2.3) 28.9(1.1) 28.6(1.0)
 16 and over 22.4(3.6) 35.5(3.7) 44.0(3.7) 52.6(3.0) 26.2(1.4) 27.2(1.3)
Age (Years)
 Young Adult (18-34) 30.0(2.2) 35.8(2.6) 31.9(2.9) 50.5(2.9) 27.6(1.4) 28.3(1.3) P<0.001
 Adult (35-65) 57.8(2.6) 51.4(2.5) 57.5(3.3) 42.4(2.9) 52.9(1.7) 52.8(1.6)
 Older Adult (65 and over) 12.2(2.3) 12.8(2.3) 10.6(2.5) 7.1(2.2) 19.4(1.2) 18.89(1.2)
Sex
 Female 54.6(1.9) 55.4(2.2) 53.7(2.0) 49.6(2.3) 52.4(1.1) 52.4(1.0) P = 0.35
 Male 45.4(1.9) 44.6(2.2) 46.2(2.0) 50.4(2.3) 47.6(1.1) 47.6(1.0)
Insurance
 Uninsured 18.3(1.9) 12.1(1.8) 13.9(1.9) 12.7(2.0) 10.0(0.8) 10.2(0.8) P<0.01
 Insured 81.7(1.9) 87.9(1.8) 86.1(1.9) 87.3(2.0) 90.0(0.8) 89.8(0.8)
Acculturation-Nativity
 Low 99.9(0.1) 85.1(2.1) 88.6(2.5) 78.0(3.4) 6.9(0.8) 11.4(1.0) P<0.001
 High 0.1(0.1) 14.9(2.1) 11.4(2.5) 22.0(3.4) 93.1(0.8) 88.6(1.0)
Medical Conditions
 Heart Disease 4.3(1.3) 5.6(1.2) 2.2(0.5) 3.4(1.4) 5.5(0.6) 5.4(0.5) P = 0.09
 Stroke 1.6(0.6) 1.2(0.5) 0.9(0.4) 0.4(0.3) 2.8(0.3) 2.7(0.3) P<0.001
 Diabetes 8.8(2.0) 8.4(1.5) 5.0(1.0) 7.4(1.5) 6.9(0.5) 6.9(0.5) P = 0.41
 Hypertension 16.1(2.0) 26.4(3.0) 14.1(2.0) 13.4(1.7) 24.3(0.7) 23.9(0.7) P<0.001
 One or More Vascular Disease 24.2(2.8) 30.4(3.0) 18.9(2.2) 18.5(2.4) 30.0(0.8) 29.5(0.8) P<0.001
12-Month Mental Disordersa
 Major Depressive Disorder 4.2(1.1) 4.2(1.1) 4.6(1.2) 5.6(1.2) 8.6(0.4) 8.4(0.4) P<0.001
 Dysthymia 1.2(0.5) 1.0(0.4) 0.5(0.2) 2.5(1.0) 2.4(0.2) 2.4(0.2) P = 0.07
 Anxietyb 4.5(0.9) 6.4(0.9) 6.4(1.2) 6.6(1.2) 13.5(0.5) 13.1(0.5) P<0.001
 Any of the Above 6.7(1.1) 8.7(1.2) 9.6(1.8) 9.9(1.6) 17.6(0.6) 17.1(0.6) P<0.001
 None of the Above 93.3(1.1) 91.3(1.2) 90.4(1.8) 90.0(1.6) 82.4(0.6) 82.9(0.6) P<0.001
a

Based on the World Mental Health Composite International Diagnostic Interview

b

Includes agoraphobia with and without panic, generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, and social phobia