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. 2011 Aug 27;37(2):350–364. doi: 10.1007/s10900-011-9452-9

Table 1.

Demographics of interview population

All (N = 306) Street intercept interviews (N = 153) Telephone interviews (N = 153) p value
Asian ethnicity a
Chinese 264 (86.3%) 137 (89.5%) 127 (83.0%) 0.10
Filipino 14 (4.6%) 3 (2.0%) 11 (2.6%) 0.18
Japanese 11 (3.6%) 4 (2.6%) 7 (4.6%) 0.35
Vietnamese 10 (3.3%) 5 (3.3%) 5 (3.3%) 1.0
Taiwanese 3 (2.0%) 3 (2.0%) 0 0.08
Korean 2 (0.7%) 1 (0.7%) 1 (0.7%) 1.0
Other 5 (2.0%) 1 (0.7%) 4 (2.8%) 0.17
Age
18–24 30 (9.8%) 22 (14.4%) 8 (5.2%)
25–34 37 (12.1%) 23 (15.0%) 14 (9.2%)
35–44 59 (19.3%) 28 (18.3%) 31 (20.3%) 0.005
45–54 53 (17.3%) 24 (15.7%) 29 (19.0%)
55–64 62 (20.3%) 34 (22.2%) 28 (18.3%)
65+ 65 (21.2%) 22 (14.4%) 43 (28.1%)
Sex
Female 194 (63.4%) 94 (61.4%) 100 (65.4%) 0.47
Country of birth
United States 36 (11.8%) 20 (13.1%) 16 (10.5%)
China 199 (65.0%) 101 (66.0%) 98 (64.1%) 0.39
Hong Kong 34 (11.1%) 19 (12.4%) 15 (9.8%)
Philippines 13 (4.3%) 3 (2.0%) 10 (6.5%)
Other 24 (7.8%) 10 (6.5%) 14 (9.2%)
Years in US
0–5 years 50 (18.5%) 28 (21.1%) 22 (16.1%)
6–10 years 39 (14.4%) 26 (19.6%) 13 (9.5%) 0.001
11–20 years 84 (31.1%) 46 (34.6%) 38 (27.7%)
21+ years 97 (35.9%) 33 (24.8%) 64 (26.7%)
Annual household income
< $30,000 148 (48.4%) 70 (45.8%) 78 (51.0%)
$30,001–$60,000 79 (25.8%) 50 (32.7%) 29 (19.0%)
$60,001–$80,000 25 (8.2%) 12 (7.8%) 13 (8.5%) 0.09
$80,001–$120,000 13 (4.3%) 6 (3.9%) 7 (4.6%)
> $120,000 11 (3.6%) 3 (2.0%) 8 (5.2%)
Prefer not to say 30 (9.8%) 12 (7.8%) 18 (11.8%)
Interview language
Cantonese 217 (70.9%) 124 (81.1%) 93 (60.8%) <0.0001
English 89 (29.1%) 29 (19.0%) 60 (39.2%)
Languages spoken at home a
Cantonese 247 (80.7%) 137 (89.5%) 110 (71.9%) <0.0001
English 88 (28.8%) 36 (23.5%) 52 (34.0%) 0.04
Mandarin 18 (5.9%) 6 (3.9%) 12 (7.8%) 0.14
Tagalog 9 (2.9%) 1 (0.7%) 8 (5.2%) 0.02
Toisan 6 (2.0%) 3 (2.0%) 3 (2.0%) 1.0
Vietnamese 4 (1.3%) 1 (0.7%) 3 (2.0%) 0.31
Korean 1 (0.3%) 1 (0.7%) 0 0.32
Other 13 (4.3%) 2 (1.3%) 11 (7.2%) 0.01

aDoes not add up to 100% because respondents were allowed to choose more than one answer