Table 1.
Descriptive statistics for study variables (MASALA, N=933)
| Mean | SD | Range | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dependent Variables | |||
| Self-rated health | 3.57 | .82 | 1–5 |
| Mental Health Inventory-3 | 11.37 | 2.33 | 1–15 |
| Anxiety | 15.86 | 4.25 | 10–36 |
| Anger | 15.87 | 3.69 | 10–37 |
| Independent Variables | |||
| Religious or spiritual person | |||
| Not at all | .05 | 0–1 | |
| Slightly | .18 | 0–1 | |
| Moderately | .56 | 0–1 | |
| Very | .21 | 0–1 | |
| Religious tradition | |||
| Hindu | .61 | 0–1 | |
| Muslim | .08 | 0–1 | |
| Jain | .05 | 0–1 | |
| Sikh | .06 | 0–1 | |
| Other religion | .04 | 0–1 | |
| Multiple religions | .07 | 0–1 | |
| No affiliation | .09 | 0–1 | |
| Alcohol consumption/week | |||
| None | .68 | 0–1 | |
| 1–2 | .16 | 0–1 | |
| 3–5 | .09 | 0–1 | |
| 6–9 | .04 | 0–1 | |
| 10+ | .03 | 0–1 | |
| Depression/anxiety meds | .04 | 0–1 | |
| Language at home | 3.08 | 1.21 | 1–5 |
| % life lived in US | 49.04 | 18.78 | 1.63–100 |
| Married | .92 | 0–1 | |
| Own home | .89 | 0–1 | |
| Full time employment | .57 | 0–1 | |
| Education | |||
| <Bachelor’s | .12 | 0–1 | |
| Bachelor’s | .30 | 0–1 | |
| Graduate | .58 | 0–1 | |
| Income | |||
| <$75,000 | .38 | 0–1 | |
| $75,000-$149,999 | .35 | 0–1 | |
| $150,000+ | .27 | 0–1 | |
| Female | .47 | 0–1 | |
| Age | 61.02 | 8.88 | 44–89 |