TABLE 1.
Target population characteristics by language preference and Hispanic/Latino background: Results from the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL)
| Female | Age (in years) | Education (in years) | SIS (range = 0‐6) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unweighted n | % | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |
| Language | ||||||||
| Spanish | 8077 | 55.4 | 56.9 | 10 | 10.7 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 1.1 |
| English | 1232 | 49.2 | 53.8 | 8.5 | 12.8 | 3.9 | 5.4 | 1 |
| P‐value language | 0.012 | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.002 | ||||
| Hispanic/Latino background | ||||||||
| Dominican | 844 | 60.2 | 55.5 | 9.2 | 10.5 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 1.2 |
| Central American | 938 | 60.9 | 55.7 | 11.7 | 10 | 7.5 | 5.3 | 1.2 |
| Cuban | 1572 | 48.8 | 58.3 | 8.2 | 12.2 | 4.1 | 5.4 | 0.8 |
| Mexican | 3538 | 56.1 | 55.3 | 10.3 | 9.9 | 6.6 | 5.4 | 1.1 |
| Puerto‐Rican | 1772 | 53.8 | 56.8 | 9.9 | 11.3 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 1.3 |
| South American | 645 | 59.4 | 55.8 | 10.5 | 12.3 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 1.1 |
| P‐value background | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||||
Abbreviations: SD, standard deviation; SIS, Six‐Item Screener.
Note: Reported P‐values are for differences in reported measures by background and language preference.