Table 1.

Characteristics of Chinese by Immigration Status (United States, 1998–2004; Taiwan, 2001)

		US-born Chinese		Chinese Immigrant		Chinese living in Taiwan
		n=253		n=964		n=15,549
		Rate %	Obs	Rate %	Obs	Rate %	Obs	P value
Demographic
	Immigrant Status							< 0.001
	Immigrant in US < 5 years			20.7	205
	Immigrant in US 5–14 years			35.5	332
	Immigrant in US > 15 years			43.8	427
	US-born Chinese	100.0	253
	Chinese living in Taiwan					100.0	15,549
	Age							< 0.001
	18–34 years old	52.4	128	35.5	328	37.3	5,806
	35–49 years old	26.6	68	36.4	358	32.7	5,090
	50–64 years old	12.3	33	16.5	162	18.4	2,858
	65+ years old	8.8	24	11.6	116	11.5	1,795
	Gender							0.06
	Female	44.9	116	52.5	519	50.7	7,881
	Male	55.1	137	47.5	445	49.3	7,667
	Education							< 0.001
	Not College	33.8	89	44.0	428	73.1	11,374
	College	66.2	164	56.0	536	26.9	4,175
	Marital Status							< 0.001
	Not Married	63.6	157	36.8	350	35.6	5,532
	Married	36.4	96	63.2	614	64.4	10,017
	Insurance Status							< 0.001
	No	5.1	13	14.8	143
	Yes	94.9	240	85.2	821	100.0	15,549
Health
	Health Status							< 0.001
	Excellent/Good Health	94.8	241	92.8	896	60.5	9,401
	Fair/Poor Health	5.2	12	7.2	68	39.5	6,148
	Ever Smoking							< 0.001
	No	75.0	191	81.1	779	72.6	11,285
	Yes	25.0	62	18.9	185	27.4	4,264
Utilization
	ER visit							0.47
	0 time	92.0	229	89.8	867	89.9	13,972
	>1 time	8.0	24	10.2	97	10.1	1,577