Table 1.
Demographic information, binge drinking and alcohol-related problems by ethnicity
| Variable | Ethnicity
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese (n =109) | Filipino (n =232) | Multi-Asian (n =83) | South Asian (n =128) | Korean (n =175) | Vietnamese (n =279) | Other Asian (n =63) | Chinese (n =506) | |
| Gender, % female | 76.1% | 73.3% | 63.9% | 75.8% | 70.9% | 70.6% | 77.8% | 70.9% |
| Age, mean (SD) | 19.8(1.3) | 19.9(1.3) | 19.8(1.5) | 19.7(1.3) | 20.3(1.5) | 19.8(1.4) | 19.9(1.5) | 19.7(1.3) |
| Generational status, % | ||||||||
| 2nd generation | 24.8% | 93.1% | 71.1% | 97.7% | 97.1% | 96.4% | 88.9% | 89.5% |
| 3rd generation or higher | 75.2% | 6.9% | 28.9% | 2.3% | 2.9% | 3.6% | 11.1% | 10.5% |
| Living Situation, % | ||||||||
| Off campus with friends | 51.2% | 53.2% | 41.4% | 43.5% | 51.3% | 29.3% | 48.1% | 48.9% |
| Drinking outcomes, mean (SD) | ||||||||
| Binge drinking | 4.2(7.5) | 3.2(6.3) | 4.0(7.7) | 2.7(5.8) | 2.9(6.1) | 2.0(4.3) | 1.4(2.5) | 1.8(4.4) |
| Alcohol-Related Problems | 7.3(12.5) | 7.3(8.8) | 7.0(11.5) | 5.2(8.6) | 4.9(9.2) | 4.2(8.3) | 5.2(8.3) | 3.9(7.0) |
Note. Binge Drinking and Alcohol-Related Problems are self-reports in the past three months. Multi-Asian = defined as having mixed Asian ethnic background, for example having a one parent who is Chinese and the other parent who is Korean. Other Asian = included any other ethnicity not included in the response choices (i.e., Thai, Hmong, and Cambodian).