Table 4.

Comparing health characteristics across data sources

	CHIS Sample N = 1,739		NHANES N = 182		Difference t/z test (sig.)	Migrante N = 868		MMP N = 1,353		Difference t test (sig.)
	Mean (%)	SD	Mean (%)	SD		Mean (%)	SD	Mean (%)	SD
Age	46.93	14.61	43.67	14.98	2.84 (**)	—	—	—	—	—
Excellent/Very Good Health	26.38		25.52		0.23 (ns)	—	—	—	—	—
Obese	35.02		41.76		−1.81 (ns)	—	—	—	—	—
BMI	29.33	6.70	28.96	4.85	0.72 (ns)	—	—	—	—	—
Diagnosis						—	—	—	—	—
Diabetes	15.31		12.99		0.82 (ns)	—	—	—	—	—
Hypertension	19.40		18.13		0.41 (ns)	—	—	—	—	—
Heart disease	6.00		2.31		2.00 (*)	—	—	—	—	—
Asthma	4.83		7.14		−1.35 (ns)	—	—	—	—	—
Arthritis	12.03		7.51		1.77 (ns)	—	—	—	—	—
Height (inches)	—	—	—	—	—	66.89	2.78	66.42	3.41	3.37 (***)
Height Percentiles	—	—	—	—	—
25th	—	—	—	—	—	64.96		64.57
50th	—	—	—	—	—	66.93		66.93
75th	—	—	—	—	—	68.54		68.90

Notes: Data are from the 2011–2012 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS), the Migrante Study, the 2011–2012 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), and the Mexican Migration Project (MMP). All analyses are restricted to Mexican-born males. A t test of means and z test of proportions are used, with equal variances assumed across samples.

^*p < .05;

^**p < .01;

^***p < .001