Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of Hmong American participants, Greater Sacramento, CA Region. 2007–2011: Comparisons between Control and Intervention group

		Total % n = 260	Control % n = 130	Intervention % n= 130	p-value
Age Group (years)
	18–29	28.1	26.2	30.0	0.7164
	30–49	44.6	46.9	42.3
	50–64	27.3	26.9	27.7
Gender
	Male	40.4	39.2	41.5	0.7046
	Female	59.6	60.8	58.5
Marital Status
	Married or has Partner	71.9	75.4	68.5	0.4409
	Widowed or Divorced	13.5	12.3	14.6
	Single	14.6	12.3	16.9
Education
	No Formal Education/DK	63.9	65.4	62.3	0.6056
	Some Formal Education	36.2	34.6	37.7
Years in U.S.
	≤ 10	37.9	35.7	40.2	0.4665
	> 10	62.1	64.3	59.8
Country of Birth
	Laos	73.1	74.6	71.5	0.8311
	Thailand	21.5	20.0	23.1
	USA	5.4	5.4	5.4
Employment
	Employed	31.9	35.4	28.5	0.3104
	Not employed	68.1	64.6	71.7
Annual household income
	<$20,000/DK	63.5	66.9	60.0	0.2464
	>$20,000	36.5	33.1	40.0
Health insurance status
	Yes	90.8	92.3	89.2	0.3914
	No/DK	9.2	7.7	10.8
Seen a Traditional Healer in past 12 months
	Yes	34.2	35.4	33.1	0.6950
	No/DK	65.8	64.6	66.9
Regular place of healthcare
	Yes	78.0	76.9	79.1	0.6767
	No/DK	22.0	23.1	20.9
Seen a Doctor in past 12 months
	Yes	62.3	59.2	65.4	0.3059
	No/DK	37.7	40.8	34.6
Language of Survey
	Hmong	91.0	93.0	89.1	0.2745
	English/Both	9.0	7.0	10.9
English Fluency
	Fluently/Well	15.8	15.4	16.2	0.8649
	So-So/Poorly/Not at all/DK	84.2	84.6	83.9
General Health
	Good	65.8	64.6	66.9	0.6950
	Fair/Poor/DK	34.2	35.4	33.1

Abbreviation: DK=Don’t Know