Table 1.
Characteristics of the Study Population of Asian Subgroupsa.
| Characteristic | Chinese | Korean | Filipino | Japanese | Vietnamese | South Asian | Other Asian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 1122) | (n = 547) | (n = 466) | (n = 330) | (n = 217) | (n = 240) | (n = 269) | |
| weighted % (95% ci) | weighted % (95% ci) | weighted % (95% ci) | weighted % (95% ci) | weighted % (95% ci) | weighted % (95% ci) | weighted % (95% ci) | |
| Age (yrs) | |||||||
| 18–29 | 23.9 (20.6, 27.3) | 19.4 (14.4, 24.4) | 29.1 (22.9, 35.2) | 17.4 (10.8, 24.1) | 18.6 (11.0, 26.1) | 30.6 (22.6, 38.7) | 22.8 (15.8, 29.9) |
| 30–49 | 38.3 (34.8, 41.8) | 40.9 (35.8, 46.0) | 40.7 (35.0, 46.4) | 29.3 (23.3, 35.2) | 45.2 (36.8, 53.5) | 49.1 (41.0, 57.1) | 41.8 (34.5, 49.2) |
| 50–64 | 22.3 (19.4, 25.2) | 20.9 (17.0, 24.8) | 20.4 (16.4, 24.4) | 30.3 (24.5, 36.0) | 25.7 (18.6, 32.7) | 12.4 (8.2, 16.6) | 24.1 (17.7, 30.5) |
| 65 + | 15.4 (13.2, 17.7) | 18.9 (15.4, 22.4) | 9.8 (7.1, 12.6) | 23.1 (18.2, 27.9) | 10.6 (6.6, 14.7) | 7.9b (4.2, 11.6) | 11.3 (7.3, 15.3) |
| Gender | |||||||
| Female | 50.5 (46.9, 54.2) | 45.8 (40.5, 51.0) | 44.7 (38.8, 50.6) | 45.3 (38.7, 52.0) | 50.1 (41.8, 58.5) | 66.1 (58.4, 73.8) | 48.7 (41.2, 56.3) |
| Male | 49.5 (45.8, 53.1) | 54.2 (49.0, 59.5) | 55.3 (49.4, 61.2) | 54.7 (48.0, 61.3) | 49.9 (41.5, 58.2) | 33.9 (26.2, 41.6) | 51.3 (43.7, 58.8) |
| Hypertension | |||||||
| Yes | 19.6 (16.9, 22.3) | 22.5 (18.2, 26.7) | 28.5 (23.4, 33.6) | 29.2 (23.7, 34.7) | 22.2 (15.5, 28.8) | 15.5 (9.9, 21.1) | 23.1 (17.1, 29.1) |
| No | 80.4 (77.7, 83.1) | 77.5 (73.3, 81.8) | 71.5 (66.4, 76.6) | 70.8 (65.3, 76.3) | 77.8 (71.2, 84.5) | 84.5 (78.9, 90.1) | 76.9 (70.9, 82.9) |
| Education | |||||||
| < HS | 14.4 (11.8, 16.9) | 11.2 (7.9, 14.5) | 3.0b (0.2, 5.8) | 1.0b (0.0, 1.9) | 30.5 (23.0, 38.1) | 0.7b (0.0, 1.6) | 7.8b (3.1, 12.5) |
| HS/some college | 39.0 (35.3, 42.7) | 39.4 (34.0, 44.8) | 45.2 (39.2, 51.2) | 43.4 (36.6, 50.1) | 42.4 (34.2, 50.6) | 35.2 (26.8, 43.6) | 41.3 (33.5, 49.2) |
| College or post graduate degree | 46.6 (43.0, 50.2) | 49.4 (44.1, 54.7) | 51.8 (45.8, 57.8) | 55.7 (48.9, 62.4) | 27.1 (18.9, 35.2) | 64.2 (55.8, 72.5) | 50.9 (43.1, 58.6) |
| Household income | |||||||
| 0–99% FPL | 20.3 (17.3, 23.3) | 15.7 (12.3, 19.1) | 17.1 (12.0, 22.1) | 2.9b (0.9, 4.8) | 21.3 (15.2, 27.3) | 9.3b (4.8, 13.8) | 11.1b (6.0, 16.3) |
| 100–199% FPL | 24.6 (21.5, 27.7) | 30.5 (25.7, 35.4) | 18.5 (13.9, 23.2) | 13.7 (8.3, 19.0) | 27.0 (19.7, 34.4) | 17.3 (10.9, 23.6) | 23.5 (16.8, 30.3) |
| 200% or above FPL | 55.1 (51.5, 58.7) | 53.8 (48.6, 58.9) | 64.4 (58.5, 70.3) | 83.5 (77.9, 89.1) | 51.7 (43.4, 60.0) | 73.4 (66.2, 80.7) | 65.3 (57.8, 72.8) |
| Nativity | |||||||
| Foreign born in US 0–9 yrs | 23.7 (20.4, 27.0) | 23.6 (18.8, 28.4) | 16.3 (11.8, 20.8) | 5.7 (1.6, 9.9)b | 22.8 (15.5, 30.1) | 30.5 (22.6, 38.4) | 14.6 (8.4, 20.7) |
| Foreign born in US 10 + yrs | 53.8 (50.1, 57.4) | 62.5 (57.3, 67.6) | 52.0 (46.1, 58.0) | 15.8 (11.1, 20.6) | 62.8 (54.1, 71.5) | 52.9 (44.8, 61) | 57.6 (49.8, 65.3) |
| US Born | 22.5 (19.4, 25.6) | 14.0 (10.7, 17.2) | 31.6 (25.9, 37.4) | 78.4 (72.6, 84.2) | 14.4b (6.8, 22.1) | 16.6 (10.8, 22.3) | 27.9 (20.9, 34.8) |
| Language most used at home | |||||||
| Asian language | 72.8 (69.6, 76.1) | 81.9 (77.6, 86.1) | 32.2 (26.6, 37.9) | 11.5 (6.8, 16.2) | 84.2 (76.5, 91.8) | 28.6 (21.2, 36) | 29.0 (21.7, 36.3) |
| English | 27.2 (23.9, 30.4) | 18.1 (13.9, 22.4) | 67.8 (62.1, 73.4) | 88.5 (83.8, 93.2) | 15.8b (8.2, 23.5) | 71.4 (64.0, 78.8) | 71.0 (63.7, 78.3) |
| Smoking status | |||||||
| Non-smoker/former smoker | 89.4 (86.9, 91.9) | 81.6 (77.0, 86.2) | 87.2 (82.9, 91.5) | 89.9 (86.0, 93.8) | 86.1 (80.3, 91.9) | 92.3 (88.0, 96.5) | 91.3 (87.9, 94.7) |
| Current/non-regular | 10.6 (8.1, 13.1) | 18.4 (13.8, 23.0) | 12.8 (8.5, 17.1) | 10.1 (6.2, 14.0) | 13.9 (8.1, 19.7) | 7.7b (3.5, 12.0) | 8.7 (5.3, 12.1) |
| Alcohol drinking | |||||||
| Non-drinkers | 60.8 (57.2, 64.5) | 57.6 (52.3, 62.9) | 57.8 (51.9, 63.8) | 47.3 (40.7, 54.0) | 63.7 (55.2, 72.2) | 58.5 (50.7, 66.3) | 61.8 (54.4, 69.3) |
| Low-mod drinkers | 31.4 (27.9, 34.9) | 25.3 (20.6, 30.1) | 26.5 (21.2, 31.8) | 42.9 (36.3, 49.5) | 16.4 (9.6, 23.3) | 34.4 (26.9, 41.8) | 25.6 (19.4, 31.8) |
| Heavy or binge drinkers | 7.7 (5.7, 9.7) | 17.1 (12.8, 21.3) | 15.7 (11.0, 20.4) | 9.7b (5.1, 14.4) | 19.9 (12.7, 27.0) | 7.1b (3.2, 11.0) | 12.5b (6.5, 18.6) |
| Physical activityc | |||||||
| Meets guidelines | 46.0 (42.4, 49.7) | 41.2 (35.9, 46.5) | 57.7 (51.9, 63.4) | 49.0 (42.2, 55.7) | 46.6 (38.2, 54.9) | 54.9 (46.9, 62.9) | 50.0 (42.4, 57.6) |
| Some PA | 17.0 (14.3, 19.7) | 12.9 (9.2, 16.5) | 16.3 (11.9, 20.6) | 15.9 (10.8, 21.0) | 20.7 (14.1, 27.3) | 17.2 (11.2, 23.1) | 21.1 (14.7, 27.5) |
| Inactive | 37.0 (33.5, 40.5) | 46.0(40.8, 51.1) | 26.1 (21.1, 31.0) | 35.1 (28.9, 41.4) | 32.7 (24.7, 40.8) | 27.9 (20.7, 35.2) | 28.9 (22.2, 35.6) |
| Regular BMI standardd | |||||||
| Under/normal | 71.2 (67.7, 74.7) | 65.6 (60.1, 71.1) | 48.6 (42.6, 54.6) | 62.4 (56.1, 68.8) | 70.2 (61.8, 78.7) | 56.7 (48.6, 64.7) | 55.8 (48.1, 63.5) |
| Overweight | 22.5 (19.3, 25.6) | 30.8 (25.6, 36.0) | 37.6 (31.7, 43.5) | 29.2 (23.4, 35) | 25.3 (17.8, 32.8) | 35.6 (27.9, 43.3) | 34.2 (26.8, 41.5) |
| Obesity | 6.3 (4.2, 8.4) | 3.6b (0.8, 6.4) | 13.8 (9.7, 18.0) | 8.4 (4.9, 11.9) | 4.5b (0.0, 10.3) | 7.7b (3.3, 12.2) | 10.0 (5.8, 14.2) |
Data are weighted proportions. South Asian includes Asian Indian, Sri Lankan, Pakistani, and Bangladeshi.
The estimate is statistically unstable (relative standard error ≥ 23%) and therefore may not be appropriate to use for planning or policy purposes.
To meet Physical Activity Guidelines at least one of the following at least one of the following criteria must be fulfilled: 1) Vigorous Activity - hard physical activity causing heavy sweating, large increases in breathing and heart rate - for 20 + minutes, ≥ 3 days/wk, 2) Moderate Activity - cause light sweating, slight increases in breathing and heart rate - for 30 + minutes, ≥ 5 days/wk, 3) A combination of Vigorous and Moderate Activity meeting the time criteria for ≥ 5 days/wk. [REFERENCES: Vigorous Activity: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Healthy People 2010: Understanding and Improving Health. 2nd ed. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, November 2000. Moderate Activity: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/American College of Sports Medicine, http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/physical/recommendations/index.htm].
Overweight: 25 ≤ BMI < 30.0 kg/m2. Obesity: BMI ≥ 30.0 kg/m2.