Table 2.
Characteristics of community member and professional participants, San Francisco, CA, USA, autumn 2012
| Community members (n 22) | Professionals (n 5) | |
|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | ||
| Mean | 58 | 45 |
| Range | 34–80 | 36–57 |
| Female (%) | 68 | 80 |
| Country of birth (%) | ||
| USA | 0 | 40 |
| Mainland China | 82 | 0 |
| Hong Kong | 14 | 60 |
| Vietnam | 5 | 0 |
| Preferred dialect (%) | ||
| Cantonese only | 18 | 0 |
| Mostly Cantonese, some Mandarin | 59 | 60 |
| Mostly Mandarin, some Cantonese | 5 | 20 |
| Cantonese and Mandarin equally | 18 | 20 |
| Dialect of interview (%) | ||
| Cantonese | 86 | 60 |
| Mandarin | 14 | 40 |
| Time residing in USA (years) | ||
| Mean | 18 | 28 |
| Range | 3–40 | 18–43 |
| Highest educational attainment (%) | ||
| No school | 5 | 0 |
| Elementary school | 5 | 0 |
| Middle school | 14 | 0 |
| High school (no degree) | 9 | 0 |
| High-school degree/GED | 46 | 0 |
| College or graduate school | 23 | 100 |
| Place of highest education (%) | ||
| USA | 9 | 100 |
| Mainland China | 77 | 0 |
| Hong Kong | 5 | 0 |
| Vietnam | 5 | 0 |
| Language use (%) | ||
| Chinese only | 41 | 0 |
| Mostly Chinese, some English | 46 | 0 |
| Mostly English, some Chinese | 0 | 40 |
| Chinese and English equally | 14 | 60 |
| Radio/television exposure (%) | ||
| Chinese only | 55 | 0 |
| Chinese mostly | 32 | 0 |
| English mostly | 0 | 60 |
| Chinese and English equally | 14 | 40 |
| Ability to read Chinese characters (%) | 96 | 100 |
| Ability to write Chinese characters (%) | 96 | 100 |
| General health (%) | ||
| Excellent/very good | 9 | 60 |
| Good | 36 | 0 |
| Fair/poor | 55 | 40 |
GED, General Educational Development.