Table 1.
Demographic characteristics and alcohol outcomes by nativity (N = 854)
| Demographic characteristics | Foreign born M or % | U.S. born M or % | F |
| Gender | F(1,667) = 3.7 | ||
| Female | 41.9% | 58.1% | |
| Male | 53.6% | 46.5% | |
| Age, in years, mean | 27.3 | 26.6 | F(1, 667) = 14.2**** |
| Age group | F(1.7, 1121 = 12.9)**** | ||
| 24–26 years | 31.8% | 68.2% | |
| 27–29 years | 53.3% | 46.7% | |
| 30–32 years | 88.6% | 11.4% | |
| Education | F(2.4, 1629) = 1.4 | ||
| High school graduation or less education | 15.7% | 84.3% | |
| Some college education | 34.4% | 65.7% | |
| 4-year college or advanced degree | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| Annual household income | F(3, 1999) = 1.0 | ||
| <$40,000 | 46.3% | 53.7% | |
| $40,000–$74,999 | 40.9% | 59.1% | |
| $75,000–$99,999 | 55.8% | 44.2% | |
| ≥$100,000 | 49.7% | 50.3% | |
| Financial hardship, mean | 0.25 | 0.26 | F(1, 667) = 0.01 |
| Ethnicity | F(4.8, 3216) = 4.6*** | ||
| Asian Indian | 53.9% | 46.1% | |
| Vietnamese | 62.9% | 37.1% | |
| Filipino | 53.9% | 46.2% | |
| Chinese | 39.3% | 60.7% | |
| Japanese | 4.4% | 95.6% | |
| Korean | 52.2% | 47.8% | |
| Asian language use with family and close relatives | 74.5% | 25.5% | F(1, 667) = 15.4*** |
| Alcohol outcomes | |||
| Frequent drunkenness, 3 or more times a year | 12.8% | 28.6% | F(1, 667) = 11.2*** |
| Alcohol-abuse symptoms | 12.1% | 20.6% | F(1, 667) = 3.6 |
| Alcohol-dependence symptoms | 17.9% | 32.4% | F(1, 667) = 7.4*** |
***
p < .001;
****
p < .0001.