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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Dec 4.
Published in final edited form as: Biodemography Soc Biol. 2015;61(1):65–80. doi: 10.1080/19485565.2014.950721

Table 2.

Prevalence of Health Outcomes for Cohort/Duration Groups, Matched by Age and Sex to U.S. Born Asians

Fair/Poor Self Rated Health Obesity

Foreign Born U.S. Born Ratio (Foreign/U.S.) Foreign Born U.S. Born Ratio (Foreign/U.S.)
Cohort: Pre-1980
    10-14 Years 39.2% 29.8% 1.3 3.3% 13.2% 0.3
    15+ Years 35.9% 35.3% 1.0 6.9% 14.1% 0.5
Cohort: 1981-1985
    5-9 Years 37.3% 28.9% 1.3 2.2% 12.6% 0.2
    10-14 Years 34.4% 29.9% 1.1 4.1% 13.2% 0.3
    15+ Years 36.0% 35.8% 1.0 7.8% 14.2% 0.5
Cohort: 1986-1990
    0-4 Years 35.0% 27.3% 1.3 1.9% 12.6% 0.2
    5-9 Years 35.3% 28.8% 1.2 2.5% 13.0% 0.2
    10-14 Years 31.4% 30.3% 1.0 6.0% 13.5% 0.4
    15+ Years 37.7% 36.6% 1.0 8.8% 14.4% 0.6
Cohort: 1991-1995
    0-4 Years 30.6% 27.0% 1.1 2.4% 12.1% 0.2
    5-9 Years 30.5% 28.8% 1.1 3.1% 13.1% 0.2
    10-14 Years 31.6% 30.3% 1.0 7.2% 13.8% 0.5
    15+ Years 39.0% 37.6% 1.0 9.6% 14.5% 0.7
Cohort: 1996-2000
    0-4 Years 23.7% 26.2% 0.9 3.5% 12.3% 0.3
    5-9 Years 29.7% 28.2% 1.1 5.0% 12.8% 0.4
    10-14 Years 29.9% 30.1% 1.0 9.3% 14.3% 0.7
Cohort: 2001-2005
    5-9 Years 25.2% 26.2% 1.0 3.4% 12.3% 0.3
    10-14 Years 30.1% 28.3% 1.1 7.4% 12.4% 0.6