Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of Mexican-American adults (N=668) in San Diego, CA

	Total sample	Male	Female
Sample Size	668	191	477
Mean age (SD)	39 (13)	33 (10)*	46 (11)*
% Female	71	28.6%	71.4
% Prefer Spanish	58	45.5	63.3*
% Single	42	46.1	40.3
% Households with more than one child	46	36.8	49.7*
% More than a high school education	39	43.2	37.7
% Employed	46	50.8	44.5
% Monthly income > $1500	61	83.0	72.9*
% U.S. born	30	29.3	30.8
Mean years living in the U.S. (SD)	19 (12)	23 (13)*	18 (12)*
Mean acculturation score† (SD)	2.2 (9)	2.5 (0.9)*	1.9 (.8)*
% BMI ≥ 25	70.1	60.4*	76.3*

^†Acculturation scores ranged from 1 to 5, with a higher score indicating greater English language use.

^*Chi-square and t-test analyses significant at p≤ .05.

Note. % Monthly income is based on the total sample, including 20% of people who refused to answer this question; of those who responded, 75% lived > $1500/month.