Table 1.
Sociocultural and acculturation characteristics of 104 Korean college women
| Sociodemographic | N (%) or M ± SD |
Acculturation | N(%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (range: 18–26) | 21.7 ± 2.34 | Nativity (n=102) | |
| International studenta | 39 (48.1) | South Korea | 81 (79.4) |
| Degree Program (n=100) | USA | 21 (20.6) | |
| Undergraduate | 76 (76.0) | Age Moved to the U.S. (n=81)a | |
| Graduate or other | 24 (24.0) | 18 years or older | 26 (32.1) |
| Major | Associate with in the community | ||
| Health-related | 40 (38.5) | Mostly or Almost exclusively Koreans | 59 (56.8) |
| Health Insurance | About equally Korean and non-Korean groups | 38 (36.5) | |
| College/University Plan | 48 (46.2) | Mostly non-Korean groups | 7 (6.8) |
| Other | 53 (51.0) | Preferred language | |
| No health insurance | 3 (2.9) | Mostly Korean, some English or Korean only | 32 (30.7) |
| Religion (n=103) | Korean and English about equally well | 55 (52.9) | |
| Buddhist | 4 (3.9) | Mostly English, some Korean | 17 (16.3) |
| Catholic/Protestant | 78 (75.7) | Cultural identity | |
| None | 21 (20.4) | More Korean than American or Completely Korean | 64 (61.5) |
| Relationship status | Equally Korean and American | 27 (26.0) | |
| In a relationship | 36 (34.6) | More American than Korean | 13 (12.5) |
Note: M=mean, SD=standard deviation
a
=participants who were born in South Korea (n=81)