Table 1.
Weighted sample characteristics of Latinos by national origin (N = 2554; National Latino and Asian American Survey, 2002–2003)
| Sample N (weighted %)c | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | All Latinos | Mexican American | Puerto Rican | Cuban American | Other Latinos |
| 2554 (100) | 868 (56.6) | 495 (10.1) | 577 (4.6) | 614 (28.7) | |
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 1127 (51.5)a | 398 (51.5)a | 213 (51.5)a | 276 (51.5) | 240 (51.5)a |
| Female | 1427 (48.5) | 470 (48.5) | 282 (48.5) | 301 (48.5) | 374 (48.5) |
| Age, years | |||||
| 18–24 | 403 (20.7) | 169 (20.7) | 81 (20.7) | 40 (20.7) | 113 (20.7) |
| 25–39 | 988 (40.9) | 411 (41.5) | 176 (40.5) | 150 (37.3) | 251 (40.4) |
| 40–59 | 803 (28.0) | 226 (27.8) | 172 (28.2) | 208 (29.2) | 197 (28.0) |
| 60+ | 360 (10.5)b | 62 (10.0)b | 66 (10.7)b | 179 (12.8) | 53 (11.0) |
| Marital status | |||||
| Married | 1599 (64.2) | 618 (69.7) | 271 (54.0) | 351 (60.6) | 359 (57.5) |
| Unmarried | 955 (35.8) | 250 (30.3) | 224 (46.0) | 226 (39.4) | 255 (42.5) |
| Education | |||||
| 0–11 years | 994 (44.1) | 441 (53.1) | 172 (32.6) | 177 (21.0) | 204 (34.2) |
| 12 years | 633 (24.5) | 215 (23.7) | 140 (30.1) | 136 (27.2) | 142 (23.6) |
| ≥13 years | 927 (31.4)a,b | 212 (23.2)a,b | 183 (37.4)b | 264 (51.8) | 268 (42.3)a,b |
| Household income, $ | |||||
| 0/14,999 | 703 (27.2) | 250 (29.6) | 137 (25.9) | 166 (21.9) | 150 (23.7) |
| 15,000/34,999 | 692 (28.3) | 272 (30.8) | 109 (22.5) | 133 (24.0) | 178 (26.2) |
| 35,000/74,999 | 685 (27.9) | 227 (26.2) | 139 (29.5) | 141 (25.9) | 178 (30.9) |
| 75,000+ | 474 (16.7) | 119 (13.4) | 110 (22.3) | 137 (28.2) | 108 (19.3)b |
| Duration of stay in US | |||||
| US born | 924 (42.9) | 380 (43.8) | 278 (58.7) | 76 (23.6) | 190 (38.7) |
| 1–10 years | 495 (18.6) | 164 (18.5) | 24 (6.30) | 165 (35.5) | 142 (20.3) |
| 11+ years | 1127 (38.5)a,b | 319 (37.7)a | 192 (35.0) | 335 (40.9) | 281 (41.0)a,b |
| English proficiency | |||||
| Poor/fair | 1192 (46.1) | 443 (53.1) | 134 (23.5) | 321 (42.6) | 294 (40.9) |
| Excellent/good | 1353 (53.9)a | 422 (46.9)a | 356 (76.5) | 255 (57.4) | 320 (59.2) |
| Discrimination, mean (SE) | 1.82 (3.37)b | 1.79 (4.41) | 2.01 (0.06) | 1.54 (0.05) | 1.85 (0.06)b |
| Social capital, mean (SE) | |||||
| Family support | 9.60 (0.08) | 9.63 (0.11) | 9.63 (0.12) | 10.44 (0.21) | 9.41 (0.16) |
| Family cohesion | 10.88 (0.05) | 10.89 (0.07) | 10.56 (0.08) | 11.15 (0.07) | 10.93 (0.09) |
| Family conflict | 6.35 (0.04) | 6.31 (0.07) | 6.56 (0.09) | 6.20 (0.08) | 6.38 (0.10) |
| Friend support | 8.37 (0.06) | 8.15 (0.09) | 8.58 (0.19) | 9.70 (0.14) | 8.52 (0.15) |
| Neighborhood cohesion | 12.04 (0.07)a,b | 12.03 (0.10)a,b | 11.74 (0.16) | 12.71 (0.23) | 12.05 (0.15) |
| Smoking behaviors | |||||
| % current smokers, mean (SE) | 20.0 (1.19) | 18.1 (1.78) | 30.7 (2.30) | 22.6 (2.74) | 19.4 (1.98) |
| % quitters among ever smokers, mean (SE) | 55.7 (2.37) | 59.3 (3.61) | 46.5 (3.22) | 49.0 (4.59) | 53.7 (3.73) |
Notes:
a
P < 0.05 for smoking (chi-squared test);
b
P < 0.05 for quitting smoking (chi-squared test/analysis of variance);
c
N refers to the unweighted sample, but percentage in the parenthesis is weighted.
Abbreviations: SE, standard error; US, United States.