Table 1.

Method for assessing levels of acculturation among the group of South Asian women using a bidimensional measure

Score on acculturation measure	Interpretation of acculturation score
Above 2.5 on Anglo domain and lower than 2.5 on South Asian domain	Highly acculturated to the UK
Lower than 2.5 on the Anglo domain and above 2.5 on the South Asian domain	Low levels of acculturation to the UK (and high levels of orientation towards culture of origin)
Above 2.5 on the Anglo domain and above 2.5 on the South Asian domain	Bicultural (highly acculturated to the UK and high orientation towards culture of origin)