Table 2.
Assimilated (N = 240) |
Integrated (N = 718) |
Separated (N = 679) |
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Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | |
Suicidal Ideation, % | .20 | .09 | .07 | .05 | .05 | .09 |
Demographic Characteristics | ||||||
Age at interview, mean |
34.12 (12.92) | 36.64 (14.70) | 40.14 (13.34) | 40.81 (13.24) | 46.95 (13.04) | 47.28 (14.95) |
Married/Cohabiting, % | .59 | .49 | .76 | .80 | .78 | .77 |
Family size, mean | 2.85 (1.54) | 2.61 (1.45) | 2.86 (1.57) | 2.85 (1.58) | 3.18 (1.63) | 3.06 (1.63) |
Ethnic identity, % | ||||||
Chinese | .27 | .30 | .20 | .23 | .45 | .41 |
Vietnamese | .08 | .11 | .05 | .09 | .34 | .32 |
Filipino | .27 | .25 | .28 | .23 | .08 | .09 |
Other Asian | .38 | .34 | .47 | .44 | .13 | .18 |
Socioeconomic Status | ||||||
Educational level, mean |
3.14 (.93) | 3.36 (.90) | 3.36 (.87) | 3.46 (.85) | 2.13 (1.13) | 2.32 (1.14) |
Employed, % | .69 | .80 | .72 | .85 | .63 | .78 |
Income-to-Poverty index, mean | 6.25 (4.97) | 8.07 (5.48) | 6.73 (5.10) | 6.81 (5.02) | 3.38 (3.87) | 4.02 (3.94) |
Stress and Support | ||||||
Level of acculturative stress, mean |
1.17 (1.19) | .93 (1.12) | 1.53 (1.53) | 1.63 (1.56) | 2.27 (1.83) | 2.38 (1.79) |
Level of family cultural conflict, mean | 7.14 (2.10) | 6.87 (1.94) | 6.68 (1.79) | 6.29 (1.62) | 6.11 (1.72) | 6.26 (1.75) |
Frequent attendance at religious services, % | .33 | .27 | .49 | .45 | .33 | .32 |
Received support from family/relatives, mean | 3.41 (1.22) | 3.02 (1.21) | 3.40 (1.20) | 3.07 (1.15) | 2.88 (1.33) | 2.76 (1.28) |
Perceived support from family/relatives, mean | 6.23 (1.74) | 5.90 (1.95) | 6.01 (1.86) | 5.56 (1.90) | 4.85 (1.86) | 4.68 (1.85) |
Received support from friends, mean | 3.32 (1.16) | 3.34 (1.20) | 3.30 (1.21) | 3.13 (1.19) | 2.51 (1.29) | 2.55 (1.32) |
Perceived support from friends, mean | 6.36 (1.68) | 5.82 (1.79) | 5.64 (1.71) | 5.24 (1.73) | 4.38 (1.75) | 4.43 (1.76) |
Sample size | 111 | 129 | 371 | 347 | 385 | 294 |
NOTE: Standard deviations in parentheses.