Table 1.

Baseline characteristics for MASALA Study participants by acculturation strategy^*

	Full Sample (n=856)	Integration (n=464)	Assimilation (n=194)	Separation (n=198)
CES-D score	7.7 (7.1)	7.6 (7.0)	6.2 (5.9)	9.4 (8.2)
Age, years	55.4 (9.3)	55.3 (9.2)	55.3 (9.5)	55.7 (9.7)
Women	393 (45.9%)	195 (42.0%)	103 (53.1%)	95 (48.0%)
Marital Status
Married	779 (91.0%)	432 (93.1%)	167 (86.1%)	180 (90.9%)
Single, divorced, or widowed	77 (9.0%)	32 (6.9%)	27 (13.9%)	18 (9.1%)
Religion
Hinduism/Jainism	636 (74.3%)	375 (80.8%)	126 (64.9%)	135 (68.2%)
Other Religion	172 (20.1%)	80 (17.2%)	30 (15.5%)	62 (31.3%)
No religious affiliation	48 (5.6%)	9 (1.9%)	38 (19.6%)	1 (0.5%)
Education
Less than bachelor’s degree	96 (11.2%)	34 (7.3%)	13 (6.7%)	49 (24.7%)
Bachelor’s degree	247 (28.9%)	137 (29.5%)	41 (21.1%)	69 (34.8%)
More than bachelor’s degree	513 (59.9%)	293 (63.1%)	140 (72.2%)	80 (40.4%)
Occupation
Unemployed	136 (15.9%)	69 (14.9%)	24 (12.4%)	43 (21.7%)
Employed	603 (70.4%)	334 (72.0%)	140 (72.2%)	129 (65.2%)
Retired	117 (13.7%)	61 (13.1%)	30 (15.5%)	26 (13.1%)
Per capita household income, in $10,000s	3.7 (2.7)	3.7 (2.4)	5.0 (3.1)	2.3 (2.4)
Country of Origin
India	729 (85.2%)	405 (87.3%)	167 (86.1%)	157 (79.3%)
Other	127 (14.8%)	59 (12.7%)	27 (13.9%)	41 (20.7%)
Percentage of life lived in the US	48.5 (16.5)	48.2 (15.3)	55.3 (15.2)	42.4 (18.0)
English language proficiency
Speak English poorly or fairly	110 (12.9%)	37 (8.0%)	4 (2.1%)	69 (34.8%)
Speak English well or very well	746 (87.1%)	427 (92.0%)	190 (97.9%)	129 (65.2%)
Current antidepressant use	21 (2.5%)	12 (2.6%)	2 (1%)	7 (3.5%)
Discrimination	15.1 (6.1)	15.5 (5.7)	14.6 (6.4)	14.9 (6.4)
Social support	24.9 (4.9)	24.8 (4.8)	24.7 (5.3)	25.3 (4.9)

^*Values represent mean (SD) or n (%).