Table 1.
Chinese American Community Health Worker (CHW) Characteristics
| All CHWs | Active CHWs | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
| ||||
| N=26 | % | N=13 | % | |
| Age | ||||
| < 40 | 2 | 7.7 | 0 | 0 |
| ⩾ 40 and < 50 | 5 | 19.2 | 3 | 23.1 |
| ⩾ 50 and < 75 | 19 | 73.1 | 10 | 76.9 |
| Years in the US1 | ||||
| < 25 | 12 | 48.0 | 5 | 41.7 |
| ⩾ 25 | 13 | 52.0 | 7 | 58.3 |
| Study site | ||||
| Washington DC Area | 6 | 23.1 | 4 | 30.8 |
| Southern California | 12 | 46.1 | 6 | 46.1 |
| New York City | 8 | 30.8 | 3 | 23.1 |
| Education | ||||
| High School, some college or technical training school | 7 | 26.9 | 3 | 23.1 |
| College and above | 19 | 73.1 | 10 | 76.9 |
| Medical background2 | ||||
| Yes | 15 | 57.7 | 7 | 53.8 |
| No | 11 | 42.3 | 6 | 46.2 |
| Employment | ||||
| Full time | 13 | 50.0 | 7 | 53.8 |
| Part time | 9 | 34.6 | 4 | 30.8 |
| Not employed | 4 | 15.4 | 2 | 15.4 |
| Language spoken fluently (Check all apply) | ||||
| Mandarin | 26 | 100.0 | 13 | 100.0 |
| Cantonese | 9 | 34.6 | 5 | 38.5 |
| English | 19 | 73.1 | 10 | 76.9 |
| Taiwanese | 6 | 23.1 | 4 | 30.8 |
| Other | 1 | 3.9 | 1 | 7.7 |
| Had breast cancer | ||||
| Yes | 3 | 11.5 | 1 | 7.7 |
| No | 23 | 88.5 | 12 | 92.3 |
1
Years in the US: 1 was missing, total number of respondents to this question were 25 and 12, respectively.
2
Medical background was defined as having expertise in nursing, nutrition, medical technology, medicine, and dentistry.