Table 1.
General characteristics among Asian subgroups and NHW in the United States, from the National Health Interview Survey, 2007–18.
| White | Asian Indian | Chinese | Filipino | Other Asian | |
| Sample (N) | 276,986 | 4170 | 4455 | 4944 | 7731 |
| Weighted sample, (weighted %) | 189,804,561 (93.6) | 2865,239 (1.4) | 2659,035 (1.3) | 3058,291 (1.5) | 4487,141 (2.2) |
| Age Category, n (weighted %) | |||||
| < 65 years | 209,333 (80.5) | 3824 (92.0) | 3673 (85.5) | 3907 (83.4) | 6178 (85.3) |
| ≥ 65 years | 67,653 (19.5) | 346 (8.0) | 782 (14.5) | 1037 (16.6) | 1553 (14.7) |
| Sex, n (weighted %) | |||||
| Male | 125,966 (48.8) | 2300 (52.3) | 2031 (45.6) | 2107 (44.8) | 3488 (46.6) |
| Female | 151,020 (51.2) | 1870 (47.7) | 2424 (54.4) | 2837 (55.2) | 4243 (53.4) |
| Family Income, n (weighted %) | |||||
| Middle/High-income | 166,836 (71.8) | 2868 (79.7) | 2542 (69.2) | 3082 (75.3) | 4275 (64.9) |
| Low-income | 83,894 (28.2) | 926 (20.3) | 1427 (30.8) | 1342 (24.7) | 2651 (35.1) |
| Education, n (weighted %) | |||||
| Some College or Higher | 164,724 (60.5) | 3584 (84.5) | 3327 (75.1) | 3425 (72.3) | 5046 (66.8) |
| HS/GED or Less than HS | 111,071 (39.5) | 564 (15.5) | 1090 (24.9) | 1483 (27.7) | 2606 (33.2) |
| Insurance Status, n (weighted %) | |||||
| Public | 137,653 (56.4) | 3173 (76.6) | 2837 (66.7) | 2714 (62.4) | 4089 (58.5) |
| Private | 95,249 (29.6) | 542 (13.8) | 1079 (23.5) | 1414 (25.5) | 2270 (26.5) |
| White | Asian Indian | Chinese | Filipino | Other Asian | |
| Uninsured | 38,540 (14.0) | 390 (9.6) | 445 (9.9) | 627 (12.1) | 1155 (15.0) |
| Nativity, n (weighted %) | |||||
| US born | 235,178 (85.9) | 388 (8.4) | 962 (21.9) | 1800 (35.4) | 2343 (26.5) |
| Non-US born | 41,693 (14.1) | 3775 (91.6) | 3488 (78.1) | 3137 (64.6) | 5384 (73.5) |
| Years in US (if Non-US born), (weighted%) | |||||
| < 10 years | 7804 (19.6) | 1685 (38.2) | 1130 (28.1) | 640 (20.4) | 1302 (22.5) |
| ≥ 10 years | 33,292 (80.4) | 2061 (61.8) | 2308 (71.9) | 2459 (79.6) | 4036 (77.5) |
| English Proficiency, n (weighted %) | |||||
| Very well/Well | 130,040 (94.7) | 1940 (93.2) | 1574 (76.4) | 2170 (93.9) | 2743 (78.6) |
| Not well/Not at all | 7097 (5.3) | 116 (6.8) | 480 (23.6) | 152 (6.1) | 697 (21.4) |
| Region, n (weighted %) | |||||
| Northeast | 46,621 (17.9) | 985 (26.1) | 1075 (27.1) | 571 (13.2) | 1015 (15.1) |
| Midwest | 66,081 (24.7) | 778 (18.2) | 499 (10.5) | 449 (9.3) | 917 (12.8) |
| South | 92,486 (34.3) | 1294 (30.6) | 655 (14.7) | 927 (19.7) | 1587 (22.8) |
| West | 71,798 (23.1) | 1113 (25.1) | 2226 (47.6) | 2997 (57.8) | 4212 (49.3) |
| Hypertension, n (weighted %) | 89,349 (29.6) | 647 (17.1) | 889 (18.6) | 1648 (32.0) | 1915 (22.2) |
| Diabetes Mellitus, n (weighted %) | 26,627 (8.8) | 327 (8.9) | 215 (4.3) | 536 (10.7) | 640 (8.3) |
| High Cholesterol*, n (weighted %) | 7832 (28.5) | 106 (26.8) | 86 (19.1) | 133 (29.9) | 189 (26.1) |
| Smoke, n (weighted %) | 49,330 (17.8) | 255 (4.9) | 282 (5.9) | 632 (12.0) | 1001 (12.3) |
| White | Asian Indian | Chinese | Filipino | Other Asian | |
| Insufficient physical activity, n (weighted %) | 139,940 (50.2) | 1966 (48.6) | 2200 (50.8) | 2516 (51.6) | 4019 (53.1) |
| Obesity, n (weighted %) | 86,615 (31.1) | 482 (12.9) | 363 (7.8) | 980 (19.9) | 892 (12.1) |
| ASCVD, n (weighted %) | 26,735 (8.5) | 144 (3.3) | 169 (3.1) | 335 (6.3) | 415 (4.5) |
| Comorbidities, n (weighted %) | |||||
| 0 | 95,506 (57.6) | 2188 (81.2) | 2105 (77.4) | 1977 (64.3) | 3312 (74.7) |
| 1 | 50,162 (27.4) | 393 (15.2) | 477 (16.9) | 793 (26.2) | 940 (18.8) |
| ≥ 2 | 30,388 (15.1) | 96 (3.6) | 146 (5.6) | 314 (9.5) | 371 (6.5) |
Abbreviations: HS, high school; GED, general education development; US, United States.
P values < 0.001 for all categories except Insufficient physical activity (p value 0.003).
Comorbidities include emphysema, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma, gastrointestinal ulcer, cancer (any), arthritis (including rheumatoid arthritis, gout, fibromyalgia, systemic lupus erythematosus), and any kind of liver condition.