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. 2021 Feb 23;7(3):307–320. doi: 10.1002/osp4.485

TABLE 2.

Sociodemographic characteristics (%), overall and by Asian–American subgroup a

Total East Asian b South Asian b Southeast Asian b Multi‐ethnic b Asian Indian Chinese/Cantonese Filipino Japanese Korean Taiwan ese Vietnamese
Total (N) 3018 1737 570 587 124 883 1078 322 293 251 221 112
Gender
Male 46.6% 47.2% 49.5% 43.1% 40.3% 48.9% 48.0% 41.0% 48.4% 44.3% 38.4% 42.6%
Female 53.3% 52.6% 50.5% 56.9% 58.1% 51.1% 51.9% 59.0% 51.3% 55.7% 61.6% 57.4%
Other/refused/missing 0.2% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0% 1.6% 0.0% 0.2% 0.0% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Age group
18–24 15.3% 12.2% 19.3% 19.6% 21.0% 18.1% 14.7% 15.2% 6.2% 19.0% 9.8% 30.3%
25–34 21.1% 16.4% 29.8% 25.4% 26.6% 27.4% 18.6% 24.2% 12.2% 18.1% 17.0% 26.7%
35–44 19.5% 17.6% 22.5% 22.5% 18.5% 23.9% 17.0% 24.5% 10.0% 30.8% 26.8% 20.3%
45–54 17.0% 19.2% 11.6% 16.7% 11.3% 11.7% 18.2% 17.1% 19.3% 19.5% 17.9% 11.6%
55–64 12.6% 15.7% 7.9% 8.5% 10.5% 8.4% 14.7% 9.9% 20.8% 8.1% 16.1% 5.6%
65–99 13.8% 18.6% 7.9% 6.5% 7.3% 9.3% 16.7% 8.4% 31.0% 3.6% 12.5% 4.4%
Refused/missing 0.8% 0.3% 1.1% 0.9% 4.8% 1.1% 0.3% 0.6% 0.5% 0.9% 0.0% 1.2%
Country of origin, father
United States 30.0% 36.1% 20.4% 21.5% 28.2% 19.7% 23.0% 27.6% 71.6% 43.9% 9.8% 15.9%
Outside of the United States 64.4% 60.0% 72.1% 72.6% 52.4% 72.6% 72.8% 67.7% 26.0% 50.2% 87.5% 74.5%
Other/Don't know/Refused/Missing 5.6% 3.9% 7.5% 6.0% 19.4% 7.7% 4.2% 4.7% 2.4% 5.9% 2.7% 9.6%
Country of origin, mother
United States 26.4% 32.7% 17.7% 15.7% 29.0% 17.5% 21.2% 17.7% 65.9% 36.7% 8.9% 12.7%
Outside of the United States 67.2% 63.6% 72.3% 77.3% 47.6% 72.8% 74.8% 75.5% 32.2% 57.9% 87.5% 77.7%
Other/Don't know/Refused/Missing 6.4% 3.7% 10.0% 7.0% 23.4% 9.7% 4.1% 6.8% 1.9% 5.4% 3.6% 9.6%
Country of origin, at least one parent
United States 40.2% 44.7% 32.6% 31.5% 53.2% 32.3% 32.6% 34.8% 78.3% 52.9% 18.8% 29.5%
Outside of the United States 59.7% 55.3% 67.4% 68.5% 45.2% 67.7% 67.4% 65.2% 21.7% 47.1% 81.3% 70.5%
Other/don't know/refused/missing 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.6% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Country of origin, self
United States 56.3% 63.4% 38.9% 52.0% 56.5% 37.4% 60.9% 46.6% 78.8% 58.4% 42.0% 62.9%
Outside of the United States 39.3% 34.1% 52.8% 44.1% 26.6% 55.1% 36.6% 48.8% 19.3% 38.5% 54.5% 33.5%
Other/don't know/refused/missing 4.5% 2.5% 8.2% 3.9% 16.9% 7.5% 2.5% 4.7% 1.9% 3.2% 3.6% 3.6%
Acculturation score (10–50) 8.0 7.8 8.1 7.8 7.4 8.2 8.0 7.6 6.6 7.2 8.2 7.9
Educational attainment
Less than 9th grade 0.4% 0.3% 0.2% 0.7% 0.8% 0.2% 0.2% 0.6% 0.2% 0.9% 0.9% 1.6%
9th to 12th grade—No diploma 1.9% 1.5% 1.6% 3.0% 3.6% 1.0% 1.5% 0.9% 0.9% 1.3% 0.9% 5.4%
GED or equivalent 5.8% 4.8% 5.2% 9.7% 3.6% 3.1% 4.8% 10.1% 4.7% 7.5% 4.3% 7.7%
Some college, no degree 12.6% 11.7% 11.9% 15.8% 13.7% 11.9% 12.2% 18.3% 12.6% 11.3% 6.3% 15.5%
Associate's degree 7.5% 7.4% 5.8% 8.7% 11.3% 5.1% 5.9% 9.9% 12.4% 8.6% 2.7% 5.6%
Bachelor's degree 41.3% 42.5% 38.6% 41.7% 35.5% 38.3% 42.4% 42.2% 42.7% 41.6% 38.4% 42.2%
Graduate or Professional degree 29.8% 31.4% 36.0% 19.6% 26.6% 39.8% 32.7% 16.8% 26.3% 28.5% 45.5% 21.1%
Don't know/refused/missing 0.4% 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 4.0% 0.2% 0.4% 0.6% 0.0% 0.0% 0.9% 0.4%
Household size
1 18.6% 22.6% 12.5% 13.1% 17.7% 11.1% 21.3% 13.7% 21.7% 28.1% 18.8% 12.4%
2 30.5% 34.1% 24.0% 26.2% 29.8% 26.1% 31.9% 24.8% 44.2% 21.7% 43.8% 23.9%
3 20.6% 19.7% 23.9% 19.6% 21.8% 25.2% 21.3% 21.4% 17.2% 15.4% 19.6% 19.1%
4 20.5% 17.2% 27.4% 24.5% 15.3% 29.2% 18.5% 22.4% 11.9% 24.9% 14.3% 27.1%
5 6.1% 4.4% 5.8% 11.6% 5.6% 4.0% 4.5% 12.1% 3.6% 8.1% 1.8% 13.1%
>5 3.4% 1.8% 6.3% 4.8% 5.6% 4.2% 2.2% 5.6% 1.4% 1.8% 1.8% 4.0%
Don't know/refused/missing 0.4% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 4.9% 0.2% 0.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.5%
Household income b
Total (median (IQR)) $90,000 ($50,000, $145,000) $95,000 ($55,000, $150,000) $90,000 ($50,000, $130,000) $75,000 ($49,000, $120,000) $75,750 ($36,000, $145,000) $95,000 ($56,000, $139,500) $95,000 ($50,000, $150,000) $74,500 ($48,000, $120,000) $97,000 ($60,000, $149,000) $87,000 ($50,000, $149,999) $100,000 ($75,000, $160,000) $75,000 ($50,000, $120,750)
Refused/missing/implausible 21.0% 17.4% 23.2% 25.7% 38.7% 21.9% 18.4% 26.1% 18.1% 15.4% 13.4% 27.9%
Less than $20,000 11.2% 5.0% 8.1% 8.0% 11.3% 7.7% 4.4% 8.7% 5.3% 8.6% 6.3% 5.6%
$20,000 or more 82.1% 89.2% 84.4% 84.7% 69.4% 84.7% 89.3% 83.2% 87.8% 85.5% 87.5% 84.9%
Don't know/refused/missing/implausible 6.7% 5.9% 7.5% 7.3% 19.4% 7.5% 6.3% 8.1% 6.9% 5.9% 6.3% 9.6%
Relationship status
Married 51.7% 50.6% 59.6% 47.9% 47.6% 62.6% 47.0% 52.8% 57.8% 43.9% 57.1% 36.7%
Widowed 1.4% 1.4% 1.9% 0.7% 0.8% 1.5% 1.9% 1.2% 1.4% 4.5% 3.6% 1.6%
Divorced 4.6% 5.9% 3.2% 2.9% 1.6% 3.8% 4.5% 3.4% 10.0% 0.5% 0.9% 0.8%
Separated 1.1% 1.0% 1.9% 0.7% 0.0% 2.2% 1.2% 0.3% 1.4% 42.5% 32.1% 51.0%
Never married 35.3% 35.3% 29.8% 40.0% 37.1% 27.0% 39.6% 37.0% 24.1% 6.8% 5.4% 7.6%
Living with partner 4.5% 4.3% 2.6% 6.3% 8.1% 2.4% 4.5% 4.7% 4.1% 1.4% 0.9% 2.0%
Don't know/refused/missing 3.0% 2.8% 2.2% 2.9% 9.2% 1.2% 1.3% 1.3% 2.8% 0.8% 0.0% 0.6%
Occupational status
Working at a job or business 52.9% 54.5% 51.8% 50.8% 46.8% 53.5% 53.4% 46.6% 47.0% 67.0% 59.8% 55.0%
With a job or business but not at work 5.5% 5.5% 5.1% 4.8% 9.7% 4.9% 5.6% 5.9% 6.2% 3.2% 6.3% 4.4%
Looking for work 8.9% 7.0% 12.3% 11.4% 9.7% 11.3% 7.8% 11.8% 7.6% 6.3% 5.4% 9.2%
Not working at a job or business 21.0% 24.8% 15.1% 16.7% 15.3% 14.8% 23.1% 20.2% 34.4% 11.3% 22.3% 12.0%
Part‐time or full‐time student 9.8% 7.3% 12.3% 13.8% 14.5% 12.6% 9.1% 13.0% 4.3% 10.9% 6.3% 17.1%
Don't know/refused/missing 1.9% 0.9% 3.5% 2.6% 4.0% 2.9% 1.0% 2.5% 0.5% 1.4% 0.0% 2.4%
Do you or anyone in your household currently get SNAP?
Yes 7.7% 5.8% 10.7% 9.7% 12.1% 10.6% 6.0% 11.8% 4.5% 9.5% 4.5% 8.0%
No 87.0% 90.8% 80.7% 83.6% 77.4% 81.9% 90.5% 83.5% 93.6% 84.2% 92.9% 83.3%
Don't know/refused 5.3% 3.4% 8.6% 6.6% 10.5% 7.5% 3.4% 4.7% 1.9% 6.3% 2.7% 8.8%
a

The total and Asian ethnic subgroups (East Asian, South Asian, Southeast Asian, Multiethnic Asian) column are inclusive of columns representing responses from national identities [Chinese/Cantonese, Asian Indian, Japanese, Filipino, Vietnamese, Korean, Taiwanese].

b

Excludes <$100 and >$1000000.5.