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. 2021 Mar 20;14:100778. doi: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2021.100778

Table 2.

Weighted sample characteristics, foreign-born Asian adults (N = 1637).


Assimilated (N = 240)
Integrated (N = 718)
Separated (N = 679)
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.