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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 May 3.
Published in final edited form as: Contemp Drug Probl. 2009 Spring-Summer;36(1-2):217–244. doi: 10.1177/009145090903600111

Table 1.

Principal Component Analysis of Acculturation to U. S. Society Items.a

Item Cultural Social
Where were you raised? (High=US entire life).......... .824 −.063
When writing, do you write only Korean, write Korean better than English, write both Korean and English equally well, write English better than Korean, or write only English? (High=English only).......... .734 .234
Where were you born? (High=Korea).......... −.726 .123
When reading, do you read only Korean, read Korean better than English, read both Korean and English equally well, read English better than Korean, or read only English? (High=English only).......... .710 .301
Which language do you prefer to speak? (High=English only).......... .672 −.279
Do you speak Korean only, mostly Korean with some English, Korean and English equally well, mostly English, or English only? (High=English only).......... .649 .309
What contact have you had with Korea? (High=none).......... .644 −.122
How do you identify yourself? (High=American).......... .530 .237
What is your music preference? (High=non-Korean).......... .520 .486
What is your movie preference? (High=only English).......... .455 .362
Who do you associate within the community now? (High=Almost exclusively non-Koreans).......... .055 .869
What is the ethnic origin of the friends and peers you have now? (High=Almost exclusively non-Koreans).......... .147 .782
If you could pick, whom would you prefer to associate within the community? (High=Almost exclusively non-Koreans).......... −.053 .653
What was the ethnic origin of the friends and peers you had, as a child up to about 6? (High=Almost exclusively non-Koreans).......... .445 .473
Percent Total Variance Explained 38.1 14.1
a

Item scale assignment for reliability analyses indicated by loadings in bold.