Table 1.
Sociodemographic Characteristics of Vietnamese American Adult Survey Respondents (N = 1,666)
| Sociodemographics | n | % |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||
| Male | 693 | 41.6 |
| Female | 973 | 58.4 |
| Age range | ||
| 18–35 | 222 | 13.3 |
| 36–50 | 707 | 42.4 |
| 51–64 | 737 | 44.2 |
| Nativity | ||
| Born in U.S. | 40 | 2.4 |
| Born in Vietnam | 1614 | 96.9 |
| Other | 12 | 0.7 |
| Marital status | ||
| Single/never married | 269 | 16.2 |
| Married | 1294 | 77.7 |
| Separated/divorced/widowed/other | 103 | 6.2 |
| Highest education level | ||
| Some high school or less | 375 | 22.5 |
| High school | 493 | 29.6 |
| Some college | 231 | 13.9 |
| College graduate or beyond | 555 | 33.3 |
| Limited English fluency | 1127 | 67.6 |
| Vietnamese fluency | 1478 | 88.7 |
| Employment status | ||
| Full-time or part-time | 1056 | 63.4 |
| Homemaker | 237 | 14.2 |
| Unemployed | 167 | 10.0 |
| Other | 206 | 12.4 |
| Has health insurance | 1342 | 80.6 |
| Has usual source of care | 1220 | 73.2 |
| Self-reported health | ||
| Excellent | 98 | 5.9 |
| Very good | 162 | 9.7 |
| Good | 679 | 40.8 |
| Fair | 559 | 33.6 |
| Poor | 150 | 9.0 |
| Geographic region | ||
| East coast (DC Metropolitan Area) | 809 | 48.6 |
| West coast (Northern California) | 851 | 51.1 |