Table 1.

Descriptive characteristics of the sample

	%							χ2
	Total Sample (n = 2609)	Chinese (n = 640)	Asian Indian (n = 574)	Korean (n = 471)	Vietnamese (n = 513)	Filipino (n = 265)	Other Asian (n = 146)
Age
18–39	48.3	47.0	68.6	38.9	39.0	42.2	47.9	176.1***
40–59	31.2	27.7	14.3	40.2	38.6	41.4	39.7
60+	20.5	25.3	17.1	20.9	22.4	16.3	12.3
Gender
Male	44.8	43.0	60.1	39.5	42.5	30.0	45.2	84.3***
Female	55.2	57.0	39.9	60.5	57.5	70.0	54.8
Marital status
Married	66.6	63.7	74.8	74.3	58.3	59.7	63.4	54.3***
Not married	33.4	36.3	25.2	25.7	41.7	40.3	36.6
Education
> 12 years	81.4	85.8	92.4	79.7	63.7	83.8	80.0	159.2***
≤ 12 years	18.6	14.2	7.6	20.3	36.3	16.2	20.0
Chronic medical condition
None	71.6	71.4	74.9	72.3	67.4	66.9	80.4	21.1*
One	18.8	19.0	17.0	18.2	22.0	19.2	16.1
Two or more	9.5	9.6	8.1	9.5	10.6	13.8	3.5
Length of stay in the U.S.
≥ 10 years	58.3	59.0	34.0	62.8	74.0	69.2	62.1	206.3***
< 10 years	41.7	41.0	66.0	37.2	26.0	30.8	37.9
English proficiency
Proficient	37.6	28.3	55.2	20.8	27.1	65.0	50.7	274.7***
Limited	62.4	71.7	44.8	79.2	72.9	35.0	49.3
Acculturation
High	67.3	54.7	64.0	65.8	75.4	88.9	72.4	121.1***
Low	32.7	45.3	36.0	34.2	24.6	11.1	27.6
Perceived discrimination
No	69.7	66.0	81.1	63.6	67.6	71.5	65.0	44.8***
Yes	30.3	34.0	18.9	36.4	32.4	28.5	35.0
Mental distress
No (K6 < 6)	55.8	61.1	59.0	56.2	45.4	58.4	51.1	33.2***
Yes (K6 ≥ 6)	44.2	38.9	41.0	43.8	54.6	41.6	48.9

*p < .05; ***p < .001