Table 2.
Sample characteristics
| Variable | N | % |
|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||
| Male | 48 | 51.6 |
| Female | 45 | 48.4 |
| Country of birth | ||
| India | 71 | 76.3 |
| Pakistan | 22 | 23.7 |
| Primary Language | ||
| Hindi | 81 | 87.1 |
| Urdu | 12 | 12.9 |
| Years in US | ||
| < 1 | 9 | 9.7 |
| 1–3 | 3 | 3.2 |
| 4–5 | 7 | 7.5 |
| 6–10 | 17 | 18.3 |
| >10 | 57 | 61.3 |
| Education | ||
| ≤ 11th grade | 26 | 28.0 |
| High school, no diploma | 6 | 6.5 |
| High school degree | 13 | 14.0 |
| Some college | 13 | 14.0 |
| Associate degree | 4 | 4.3 |
| Bachelor’s degree | 28 | 29.0 |
| Master’s degree | 8 | 8.6 |
| Professional school degree | 2 | 2.2 |
| Employment status | ||
| Employed for wages | 18 | 19.4 |
| Self-employed | 2 | 2.2 |
| Homemaker | 21 | 22.6 |
| Retired | 39 | 41.9 |
| Unable to work | 13 | 14.0 |
| Marital Status | ||
| Married | 75 | 80.6 |
| Single | 2 | 2.2 |
| Divorced/widowed | 15 | 16.2 |
| Insurance | ||
| Private | 15 | 16.1 |
| Medicare | 25 | 26.1 |
| Medicaid | 34 | 36.6 |
| Uninsured | 18 | 19.4 |
| Missing | 1 | 1.1 |
| Income | ||
| < $10,000 | 59 | 63.4 |
| $10,000–$15,000 | 7 | 7.5 |
| $15,000–$20,000 | 8 | 8.6 |
| >$20,000 – $35,000 | 4 | 4.3 |
| $35,000–$50,000 | 4 | 4.3 |
| $50,000–$75,000 | 4 | 4.3 |
| Age (M and SD) | 65.3 | 6.9 |
| Primary care provider (yes) | 799 | 84.9 |
| Acculturation scale (M and SD) | 49.4 | 15.9 |