Table 1 Survey-weighted characteristics of sample participants of Asian American adolescents (N == 1,585)*
From: Predictors of life satisfaction among Asian American adolescents- analysis of add health data
Characteristic | Percentage † |
|---|---|
Age | |
Mean (SE)§ | 16.06 (0.08) |
Gender | |
Male | 51.5 |
Female | 48.5 |
Asian background | |
Chinese | 12.8 |
Filipino | 32.9 |
Japanese | 7.6 |
Asian Indian | 3.4 |
Korean | 9.8 |
Vietnamese | 9.8 |
Other | 23.5 |
Immigration status | |
Foreign born to foreign born parent & residency ≤ 9 years | 25.1 |
Foreign born to foreign born parent & residency ≥ 10 years | 20.2 |
U.S. born to at least one foreign born parent | 27.2 |
U.S. born to U.S. born parents | 17.4 |
Missing | 10.1 |
Household income | |
Lower than average (45,700 USD/year) | 31.5 |
Higher than average | 68.5 |
Parental education | |
Less than high school | 9.7 |
High school/GED/Vocational | 18.6 |
Some college | 17.8 |
College graduate and higher | 51.4 |
Missing | 2.5 |
Life satisfaction | |
Low | 24.7 |
High | 75.2 |
Missing | 0.1 |