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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jan 6.
Published in final edited form as: Prev Sci. 2010 Dec;11(4):10.1007/s11121-010-0180-7. doi: 10.1007/s11121-010-0180-7

Table 1.

Descriptive statistics for perceived discrimination, acculturation stress, and last-30-days ATOD use

Variable Mean (SD) Cronbach’s α
Country of Origin (1 item) 1.27 (.44)
Time Spent in the U.S. (1 item) 3.99 (1.3)
Language Preference with Family (1 item) 2.59 (1.2)
Language Preference with Friends (1 item) 3.35 (.87)
Perceived Discrimination (5 items at each wave)
 Wave 1 1.58 (.67) .84
 Wave 4 1.46 (.62) .89
 Wave 5 1.47 (.57) .85
 Wave 6 1.43 (.53) .83
Acculturation Stress (5 items at each wave)
 Wave 1 1.17 (.29) .62
 Wave 2 1.22 (.40) .79
 Wave 3 1.21 (.37) .78
 Wave 4 1.19 (.36) .78
 Wave 5 1.178 (.35) .81
 Wave 6 1.14 (.30) .79
Last-30-Days ATOD Use (3 items at each wave)
 Wave 1 1.13 (.47) .73
 Wave 2 1.16 (.49) .71
 Wave 3 1.26 (.68) .80
 Wave 4 1.33 (.75) .76
 Wave 5 1.44 (.87) .74
 Wave 6 1.57 (.98) .71