Table 2.
Demographic characteristics of interview sample by language (N = 49)
| English (n = 16) |
Spanish (n = 20) |
Chinese (n = 13) |
Total (n = 49) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) or n (%) | ||||
| aAge | 49.44 (13.72) | 42.80 (11.22) | 55.75 (12.78) | 48.25 (13.29) |
| Marital status | ||||
| Married/with a long-term partner | 6 (37.5) | 13 (65) | 10 (76.9) | 29 (59.2) |
| Never married | 4 (25) | 1 (5.0) | 0 (0) | 5 (10.2) |
| Legally separated or divorced | 4 (25) | 5 (25.0) | 0 (0) | 9 (18.4) |
| Widowed | 1 (6.3) | 1 (5.0) | 1 (7.6) | 3 (6.1) |
| Unreported/missing | 1 (6.3) | 0 (0) | 2 (15.4) | 3 (6.1) |
| Highest level of education | ||||
| Less than high school | 1 (6.3) | 10 (50.0) | 5 (38.5) | 16 (32.7) |
| High school or equivalent | 3 (18.8) | 3 (15.0) | 4 (30.8) | 10 (20.4) |
| Some college or higher | 11 (68.8) | 7 (35.0) | 2 (15.4) | 20 (40.8) |
| Other (vocational school) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (7.6) | 1 (2.0) |
| Unreported/missing | 1 (6.3) | 0 (0) | 1 (7.6) | 2 (4.1) |
| aSubjective Numeracy | ||||
| Range | 2.38–5.50 | 1.00–5.75 | 1.63–5.13 | d F = 3.28 |
| Mean (SD) | 4.23 (0.86) | 3.12 (1.61) | 3.66 (1.06) | |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||
| African American | 2 (12.5) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (4.1) |
| Chinese | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 13 (100) | 13 (26.5) |
| bHispanic/Latino | 1 (6.3) | 19 (95.0) | 0 (0) | 20 (40.8) |
| White | 11 (68.8) | 1 (5) | 0 (0) | 12 (24.5) |
| cOther | 2 (12.5) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (4.1) |
| U.S. born | ||||
| Yes | 11 (68.8) | 1 (5.0) | 0 (0) | 12 (24.5) |
| No | 4 (25.0) | 19 (95.0) | 13 (100) | 36 (73.4) |
| Missing | 1 (6.3) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (2.0) |
| Years in the U.S. (if foreign-born; n = 35) | ||||
| Range | 12–52 | 5–30 | 1–37 | 1–52 |
| Mean | 36 | 14.8 | 14.8 | 17.24 |
| Language(s) Spoken at home | ||||
| Only non-English/More non-English language than English | 5 (31.3) | 18 (90.0) | 13 (100.0) | 36 (73.5) |
| Both equally | 0 (0) | 2 (10.0) | 0 (0) | 2 (4.1) |
| eOnly English/more English than non-English language | 11 (68.8) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 11 (22.4) |
| Preferred Language with your doctor and nurses | ||||
| English | 13 (81.3) | 4 (20.0) | 0 (0) | 17 (34.7) |
| Spanish | 1 (6.3) | 16 (80.0) | 0 (0) | 17 (34.7) |
| Cantonese/Mandarin | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 13 (100.0) | 13 (26.5) |
| English/another non-English language | 2 (12.5) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (4.1) |
aMissing n = 1 Chinese
b“Hispanic/Latino” included 6 Hispanics/Latinos, 9 Mexicans, 2 Nicaraguans, and 3 Salvadorans
c“Other” includes 1 Filipino and 1 White/American Indian
d p < .05
e “Only English/more English than non-English language” includes 1 English/Tagalog and 1 English/Portuguese