Table 3.
Demographic Characteristics and Health Indicators of the Four Acculturation Groups
| Characteristic | % | χ2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
| |||||
| Fully bicultural (n = 440) | Moderately bicultural (n = 1,222) | Alienated from host culture (n = 614) | Alienated from heritage culture (n = 326) | ||
| Demographic information | |||||
| Age | 32.1*** | ||||
| 18–39 | 48.6 | 51.1 | 40.9 | 52.2 | |
| 40–59 | 36.5 | 28.6 | 34.7 | 26.9 | |
| 60 and older | 14.8 | 20.3 | 24.3 | 21.0 | |
| Female | 54.3 | 53.9 | 57.1 | 57.1 | 2.23 |
| Unmarried | 31.0 | 35.1 | 28.5 | 40.3 | 16.1** |
| <High school graduation | 8.9 | 16.5 | 27.8 | 22.8 | 67.8*** |
| Ethnic origin | 220.2*** | ||||
| Chinese | 17.3 | 25.2 | 28.0 | 24.8 | |
| Asian Indian | 24.5 | 22.6 | 21.0 | 18.4 | |
| Korean | 7.5 | 25.2 | 12.1 | 16.6 | |
| Vietnamese | 21.6 | 14.2 | 28.5 | 21.2 | |
| Filipino | 21.1 | 8.3 | 6.5 | 9.2 | |
| Other | 8.0 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 9.8 | |
| Health Indicator | |||||
| Fair/poor self-rated health | 3.4 | 12.0 | 11.6 | 13.5 | 29.9*** |
| Fair/poor self-rated oral health | 6.8 | 20.1 | 22.5 | 19.1 | 48.6*** |
| Fair/poor self-rated mental health | 3.4 | 9.4 | 9.0 | 12.0 | 20.9*** |
**
p < .01.
***
p < .001.