. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jun 1.

Published in final edited form as: Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2012 Jun;20(6):533–542. doi: 10.1097/JGP.0b013e318227f876

Table 3. Treatment Preferences by Ethnicity.

Item	Percentage endorsing the item				Significant Difference
	Non-Latino White (N = 1257)	African-American (N = 536)	Asian-American (N = 112)	Latino (N = 303)
	% (n)	% (n)	% (n)	% (n)	χ²	p
What do you think would be better for you?
Pills or medications	35% (440)	39.6% (212)	23.2% (26)^*	45.5% (138)^*	22.6	<.01
Herbal remedies	9.4% (118)	12.5% (67)	6.3% (7)	5.6% (17)^*	12.8	.01
Private counseling	48.8% (614)	50.9% (273)	21.4% (24)^*	45.5% (138)	35.5	<.01
Group counseling	30.8% (387)	31.7% (170)	3.6% (4)^*	16.2% (49)^*	66.0	<.01
Alternative therapies (acupuncture, massage, etc.)	13.1% (165)	13.6% (73)	3.6% (4)^*	4% (12)^*	31.3	<.01
Spiritual advice	25.4% (319)	32.5% (174)^*	1.8% (2)^*	9.6% (29)^*	88.3	<.01

Note: Chi-Square was used to detect differences in response patterns

Degrees of Freedom = 3

Signifies difference with Non-Latino Whites