Table 1.

Population Characteristics of California Adults

	Non-Hispanic White	Hispanic	Non-Hispanic Black	Asian	Other race/ethnicities	Total
Demographic characteristics
Age, mean (SE)	48.97 (0.25)	39.59 (0.27)	44.50 (0.87)	40.83 (0.54)	40.95 (1.09)	44.00 (0.032)
Male, %	49.26	49.71	46.81	46.28	47.66	48.81
Education level, %
Less than HS	4.53	37.66	11.43	7.30	7.11	17.12
HS graduate	19.94	26.06	25.52	16.09	20.70	21.89
Some college	26.69	19.98	32.60	17.77	35.06	23.62
College graduate or higher	48.84	16.29	30.45	58.84	37.13	37.36
Employed, %	61.32	68.56	61.96	67.35	63.43	64.84
Insured, %	95.14	82.71	93.38	93.47	92.52	90.33
Federal poverty level, %
0–99% FPL	8.81	28.61	24.11	14.58	18.08	17.77
100–199% FPL	11.40	28.80	11.40	16.24	18.99	18.90
200–299% FPL	12.14	16.13	12.14	11.52	13.53	13.67
≥ 300% FPL	67.65	26.46	67.65	57.66	49.41	49.66
Acculturation index, %
Least acculturated (0)	0.48	1.49	0.042	3.49	0.00	1.23
1	0.57	3.23	0.38	7.54	0.094	2.48
2	1.59	24.06	1.78	21.88	0.59	12.42
3	3.85	28.60	2.6	29.03	4.09	16.14
4	10.18	25.21	8.13	21.54	15.56	17.16
Most acculturated (5)	83.33	17.40	87.07	16.51	79.67	50.57
Self-reported experiences of discrimination, %
Never	71.04	68.95	59.89	78.27	59.72	70.38
Rarely	19.05	17.65	24.22	13.13	22.79	18.11
Sometimes	8.08	10.70	12.51	7.44	13.10	9.31
Often	1.83	2.69	3.37	1.16	4.39	2.20
Kessler 6-item Psychological Distress Scale score
Mean (SE)	4.31 (0.088)	4.54 (0.092)	5.07 (0.26)	4.08 (0.19)	5.59 (0.35)	4.44 (0.056)
< 13	91.57	91.72	88.60	93.54	88.88	91.66
≥ 13	8.43	8.28	11.40	6.46	11.12	8.34

Source: 2015–2016 California Health Interview Survey; weighted estimates