Table 1.

Sociodemographic characteristics and binge eating risk profile of Latinas aged 18–49 years in the United States estimated from the National Latino and Asian American Study, 2002–2003

Unweighted, n (weighted %)	Overall n = 1014 (100)	Frequency of discrimination
		High 402 (40)	Low 334 (33)	None 278 (27)
Sociodemographic characteristics*
Age in years, mean (SE)	32.1 (0.4)	30.2 (0.7)	32.4 (0.7)	34.4 (0.4)
Ancestry (%)
Cuban	4.6	3.3	4.8	6.5
Mexican	56.6	53.8	60.3	57.2
Puerto Rican	10.1	13.5	9.3	5.4
Other	28.7	29.5	25.5	30.9
Immigration status (%)
Born in the United States	20.2	30.0	18.2	8.6
Born in the United States to one or more parents born elsewhere	22.4	29.8	19.4	15.6
Born outside the United States, U.S. citizen	15.1	12.2	16.0	18.1
Born outside the United States, not U.S. citizen	42.4	28.1	46.4	57.7
Marital status (%)
Married/cohabitating	62.0	54.7	62.4	71.7
Divorced/separated/widowed	13.8	14.8	12.7	13.9
Never married	24.2	30.5	24.9	14.4
Employment status (%)
Employed	55.6	56.3	57.4	52.6
Unemployed	9.3	12.3	9.0	5.3
Not in labor force	35.1	31.4	33.6	42.1
Income-to-needs ratio, mean (SE)	2.9 (0.2)	3.2 (0.2)	2.4 (0.3)	3.0 (0.4)
Annual household income in $, mean (SE)†	40,849 (2481)	45,757 (3014)	35,077 (3004)	41,767 (3788)
Body mass index ≥25 kg/m2 (%)	59.1	58.0	59.2	60.7
Binge eating risk factors*
Food/weight-related concerns (%)	41.4	50.0	40.2	30.4
Negative affect (%)	54.3	66.9	51.3	39.3
Acculturative stress, mean (SE)‡	2.8 (0.1)	3.6 (0.2)	3.0 (0.2)	2.0 (0.2)
Food insecurity (%)	5.2	8.0	4.4	2.2

All estimates are based on the weighted analytic sample. Percentages are column totals and may not add to 100% due to rounding.

SE = standard error.

^*Number of participants with missing information: immigration status (n = 10), body mass index (n = 18), acculturative stress (n = 104), and food insecurity (n = 53).

^†Adjusted for household size.

^‡Asked only of participants born outside the United States.