Table 2.
Health characteristics of participants stratified by nativity. (N = 246).
| Variable | Overall (N=255) | U.S. Born (N=83) | Foreign-Born (N=163) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health Insurance | ||||
| Private | 124 (54.4%) | 52 (67.5%) | 70 (48.3%) | <0.0001* |
| Public | 31 (13.6%) | 14 (18.2%) | 16 (11.0%) | |
| Some other Source | 10 (4.4%) | 7 (9.1%) | 3 (2.07%) | |
| None | 63 (27.6%) | 4 (5.2%) | 56 (38.6%) | |
| Location to get health care services | ||||
| Clinic or health center | 122 (51.7%) | 29 (37.2%) | 88 (52.3%) | <0.0001* |
| Doctor’s office or HMO | 72 (30.5%) | 41 (52.6%) | 31 (20.5%) | |
| Hospital emergency room | 8 (3.4%) | 2 (2.6%) | 6 (4.0%) | |
| Some other place | 4 (1.7%) | 0 (0.0%) | 4 (2.6%) | |
| There is no place | 30 (12.7%) | 6 (7.7%) | 22 (14.6%) | |
| Time Since Last Routine Check-up | ||||
| <1y | 169 (70.7%) | 62 (78.5%) | 103 (66.9%) | 0.1298* |
| 1-2y | 33 (13.8%) | 11 (13.9%) | 21 (13.6%) | |
| 2-5y | 13 (5.4%) | 3 (3.8%) | 10 (6.5%) | |
| 5y+ | 16 (6.7%) | 3 (3.8%) | 12 (7.8%) | |
| Never | 8 (3.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | 8 (5.2%) | |
| Traveling to Another Country for Medical Care | ||||
| Yes | 34 (13.7%) | 9 (11.1%) | 25 (15.4%) | 0.4352* |
| No | 214 (86.3%) | 72 (88.9%) | 137 (84.6%) | |
| Delayed Medical Care in the Last 12 Months | ||||
| Yes | 70 (30.2%) | 21 (26.6%) | 47 (31.8%) | 0.4175 |
| No | 162 (69.8%) | 58 (73.4%) | 101 (68.2%) | |
| Opinion of Health Condition | ||||
| Excellent | 19 (7.9%) | 8 (9.8%) | 10 (6.6%) | 0.7256* |
| Very Good | 43 (17.9%) | 17 (20.7%) | 26 (17.2%) | |
| Good | 108 (22.1%) | 34 (41.5%) | 70 (46.4%) | |
| Fair | 53 (22.1%) | 19 (23.2%) | 33 (21.9%) | |
| Poor | 17 (7.1%) | 4 (4.9%) | 12 (7.9%) | |
| Confidence in Getting Medical Information | ||||
| Completely Confident | 60 (25.0%) | 30 (37.0%) | 30 (19.7%) | 0.0744* |
| Very Confident | 68 (28.3%) | 20 (24.7%) | 46 (30.3%) | |
| Somewhat confident | 71 (29.6%) | 21 (25.9%) | 48 (31.6%) | |
| A little confident | 30 (12.5%) | 7 (8.6%) | 22 (14.5%) | |
| Not Confident at all | 11 (4.6%) | 3 (3.7%) | 6 (3.9%) | |
| Hep B Vaccine | ||||
| At least 3 doses | 80 (57.6%) | 36 (67.9%) | 43 (53.1%) | 0.0098* |
| Less than 3 doses | 13 (9.4%) | 7 (13.2%) | 4 (4.9%) | |
| No doses | 46 (33.1%) | 10 (18.9%) | 34 (42.0%) | |
| Current Smoker | ||||
| Yes | 18 (7.6%) | 6 (7.3%) | 12 (7.8%) | 1.0000* |
| No | 218 (92.4%) | 76 (92.7%) | 141 (92.2%) | |
| Alcohol Consumption in the Last 30 Days | ||||
| Yes | 65 (28.8%) | 32 (42.1%) | 33 (23.1%) | 0.0033 |
| No | 161 (71.2%) | 44 (57.9%) | 110 (76.9%) | |
| Atleast One Serving of Fruit/Day | ||||
| Yes | 148 (66.7%) | 41 (53.2%) | 104 (74.3%) | 0.0016 |
| No | 74 (33.3%) | 36 (46.8%) | 36 (25.7%) | |
| Atleast One Serving of Vegetables/Day | ||||
| Yes | 133 (60.7%) | 44 (57.1%) | 87 (63.5%) | 0.3594 |
| No | 86 (39.3%) | 33 (42.9%) | 50 (36.5%) | |
| Exercise per Week (minimum 20min) | ||||
| 0-3 days | 98 (46.0%) | 31 (43.1%) | 63 (47.0%) | 0.5864 |
| 4-7 days | 115 (54.0%) | 41 (56.9%) | 71 (53.0%) | |
| BMI | ||||
| Normal | 51 (23.9%) | 24 (30.8%) | 27 (20.8%) | 0.1251 |
| Overweight | 63 (29.6%) | 17 (21.8%) | 43 (33.1%) | |
| Obese | 99 (46.5%) | 37 (47.4%) | 60 (46.2%) | |
| Malignancy Identified by a Health Professional | ||||
| Yes | 26 (10.6%) | 7 (8.5%) | 18 (11.4%) | 0.6566* |
| No | 220 (89.4%) | 75 (91.5%) | 140 (88.6%) | |
| Family History of Cancer | ||||
| Yes | 118 (51.1%) | 35 (45.5%) | 80 (53.7%) | 0.2404 |
| No | 113 (48.9%) | 42 (54.5%) | 69 (46.3%) | |
Two-sided p-values from Chi-square test are reported, unless a cell had less than 10, then Fisher’s exact test was used. *denotes Fischer’s exact test. Bolded p-value indicates significance level of p<0.05.