Table 1.

Sample characteristics of Asian immigrant women in California by Asian ethnicity, 2009 California Health Interview Survey

	Chinese (N=−369)	Filipino (N=201)	Japanese (N=57)	Korean (N=472)	Vietnamese (N=497)
	Pct (SE)	Pct (SE)	Pct (SE)	Pct (SE)	Pct (SE)	p-value
Age
40-49	45.0 (5.1)	14.5 (3.0)	40.0 (9.4)	46.1 (5.1)	37.7 (7.8)	<0.0001
50-59	22.0 (4.1)	33.1 (4.6)	26.9 (7.5)	19.3 (4.0)	34.0 (7.0)
60-69	13.8 (2.4)	36.1 (5.0)	10.8 (5.0)	20.4 (3.4)	21.5 (4.5)
70+	19.2 (2.7)	16.2 (3.4)	22.3 (7.1)	14.2 (3.4)	6.8 (6.0)
Marital status
Married/live with partner	77.3 (3.4)	69.1 (5.0)	71.5 (7.1)	82.0 (3.4)	79.4 (3.4)	0.17
Not married	22.7 (3.4)	30.9 (5.0)	28.5 (7.1)	18.0 (3.4)	20.6 (3.4)
Poverty level
0-199% FPL	40.9 (4.6)	20.8 (3.5)	13.6 (4.9)	40.0 (4.7)	52.3 (7.1)	<.0001
200% FPL & above	59.1 (4.6)	79.2 (3.5)	86.4 (4.9)	60.0 (4.7)	41.7 (7.1)
Education
≤ High school	47.5 (5.1)	30.1 (4.6)	39.6 (8.5)	44.8 (5.2)	67.0 (7.3)	<.0001
College and over	52.5 (5.1)	69.9 (4.6)	60.4 (8.5)	55.2 (5.2)	33.0 (7.3)
Health insurance
Yes	91.9 (1.6)	95.6 (1.9)	98.9 (1.1)	67.2 (4.5)	88.5 (4.4)	<.0001
Citizenship
Citizen	80.0 (5.2)	86.0 (3.2)	61.7 (8.7)	70.4 (4.1)	87.3 (5.1)	0.02
Non-citizen	20.0 (5.2)	14.0 (3.2)	38.3 (8.7)	29.6 (4.1)	12.7 (5.1)
English proficiency
Only/very well/ well	48.5 (4.4)	95.9 (1.3)	78.8 (8.3)	32.5 (4.7)	39.6 (7.2)	<.0001
Not well/not at all	51.5 (4.4)	4.1 (1.3)	21.2 (8.3)	67.5 (4.7)	60.4 (7.2)
Percent life in US
0-40%	51.0 (5.3)	33.4 (4.2)	31.9 (7.8)	50.1 (4.7)	35.7 (6.0)	0.006
41% +	49.0 (5.3)	66.6 (4.2)	69.1 (7.8)	49.9 (4.7)	64.3 (6.0)
Regular physical activity
Yes	53.8 (4.1)	49.6 (4.9)	58.0 (9.3)	52.0 (4.3)	57.0 (6.5)	0.82
Overweight/obesity
Yes	19.1 (3.7)	46.7 (5.2)	22.8 (7.3)	20.0 (3.5)	17.4 (4.8)	<0.0001

Percent (pct) and standard errors (SE) calculated using CHIS sampling weights.