Table 1.
Respondent characteristics from the Community Health Resources and Needs Assessments by Asian American immigrant subgroup, n (%)
| Total (n=1,269) | South Asian (n=562) | East Asian (n=400) | Southeast Asian (n=307) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, mean ± SD | 48.9 ± 15.9 | 45.7 ± 14.5 | 55.5 ± 16.2 | 46.3 ± 15.3 | <0.001 |
| Gender | 0.001 | ||||
| Female | 744 (58.7) | 305 (54.3) | 265 (66.4) | 174 (56.7) | |
| Male | 524 (41.3) | 257 (45.7) | 134 (33.6) | 133 (43.3) | |
| Education completed | <0.001 | ||||
| Less than high school | 345 (27.6) | 151 (26.9) | 133 (34.0) | 61 (20.5) | |
| High school/some college | 389 (31.1) | 199 (35.5) | 99 (25.3) | 91 (30.5) | |
| College graduate | 516 (41.3) | 211 (37.6) | 159 (40.7) | 146 (49.0) | <0.001 |
| Number of years in the US, mean (SD) | 16.8 ± 10.9 | 14.1 ± 9.7 | 20.3 ± 11.6 | 17.2 ± 11.0 | <0.001 |
| Number of years in the US, categories | |||||
| ≤5 years | 191 (16.0) | 105 (19.6) | 35 (9.6) | 51 (17.3) | |
| 6–10 years | 257 (21.5) | 140 (26.2) | 59 (16.1) | 58 (19.7) | |
| 11–20 years | 353 (29.5) | 167 (31.2) | 117 (32.0) | 69 (23.5) | |
| >20 years | 394 (33.0) | 123 (23.0) | 155 (42.3) | 116 (39.5) | |
| Annual Household Income | 0.002 | ||||
| <$25,000 | 385 (30.3) | 184 (32.7) | 110 (27.5) | 91 (29.6) | |
| $25,000-$55,000 | 292 (23.0) | 148 (26.3) | 71 (17.8) | 73 (23.8) | |
| >$55,000 | 284 (22.4) | 112 (19.9) | 99 (24.8) | 73 (23.8) | |
| Don’t know/ Refused/ Skipped | 308 (24.3) | 118 (21.0) | 120 (30.0) | 70 (22.8) | |
| English proficiency | <0.001 | ||||
| Very well | 328 (26.0) | 203 (36.2) | 43 (10.9) | 82 (27.1) | |
| Well | 478 (38.0) | 226 (40.3) | 130 (32.9) | 122 (40.3) | |
| Not well /Not at all | 453 (36.0) | 132 (23.5) | 222 (56.2) | 99 (32.7) | |
| Insurance | <0.001 | ||||
| Public | 698 (56.0) | 353 (63.3) | 207 (53.6) | 138 (45.7) | |
| Private | 382 (30.7) | 140 (25.1) | 124 (32.1) | 118 (39.1) | |
| No insurance | 166 (13.3) | 65 (11.6) | 55 (14.2) | 46 (15.2) |