Table 1.
Descriptive characteristics of study sample (N=426).
| % | |
|---|---|
| Born in China (%)a | 97 |
| Married (%) | 93 |
| Education (%) | |
| <8 years | 49 |
| 9–12 years / technical school | 35 |
| at least some college | 16 |
| Speak English at home* (%) | |
| Not at all | 69 |
| A little | 22 |
| Somewhat or higher | 9 |
| Mean (SD) | |
| Age (years) | 43.9 (4.5) |
| Length of US residence (years) | 7.5 (4.8) |
| Age at migration (years) | 36.4 (6.5) |
| General Ethnicity Questionnaire score | 2.1 (0.7) |
| Number of positive life events | 0.5 (1.1) |
| Impact rating score for positive life events | 0.9 (2.3) |
| Number of negative life events | 1.1 (2.0) |
| Impact rating score for negative life events | 2.0 (3.9) |
| Migration-Acculturation Stressor Scale score | 36.5 (10.7) |
| Daily intake | |
| Energy (kcal) | 1354 (353) |
| Grams | 1811 (568) |
| Energy density (kcal/g) | 0.79 (0.23) |
| Fat (% energy) | 24.3 (6.0) |
| Carbohydrate (% energy) | 55.6 (8.2) |
| Protein (% energy) | 20.0 (4.3) |
| Servings per week of grains | 32.8 (16.4) |
a
N=425 for birthplace and language use, due to missing values.