Table 1.

Descriptive statistics for sample demographic characteristics, diabetes prevalence, and social support variables: HCHS/SOL Sociocultural Ancillary Study (N=5181)

Characteristic	N	Unweighted Percent (%)	Weighted Percent (%)a
Male sex	1975	38.12	45.46
Age group
18–44	2016	38.91	57.15
45+	3165	61.09	42.85
Hispanic Background
Central American	538	10.38	7.56
Cuban	741	14.30	19.96
Dominican	525	10.13	11.83
Mexican	2041	39.39	36.83
Puerto Rican	857	16.54	15.63
South American	340	6.56	4.81
More than one/Other	136	2.62	3.37
Household yearly income < $30K	3411	65.84	69.73
Education < HS diploma or GED	1834	35.40	32.40
Immigration Status
Born in the US Mainland	903	17.43	22.15
Immigrated < 10 years ago	1216	23.47	27.12
Immigrated ≥ 10 years ago	3052	58.91	50.69
Spanish Language Interview	4181	80.70	75.20
Has Health Insurance	2605	50.28	52.20
Diabetes Prevalence	1106	21.35	16.77
Social Support Indicators (Unweighted Data)	M		SD
Structural Supportb	5.59		1.85
Functional Supportc	25.85		6.65

^aDifferences in weighted versus unweighted percents are due to targeted sampling scheme

^bNumber of high contact social roles as measured by the Social Network Index (possible range 0–12)

^cOverall perceived social support as measured by the ISEL-12 (possible range 0–36)

HS = High School; GED = General Education Development Test