Perceptions of unmet healthcare needs: what do Punjabi and Chinese-speaking immigrants think? A qualitative study

Table 1 Chinese and Punjabi Focus Group Participant Characteristics

Characteristic	Language		Age Groups		Total (n = 78)
	Punjabi (n = 45)	Chinese (n = 33)	< 50 yrs (n = 39)	50 + yrs (n = 39)
Gender (%)
Male	46	54	49	51	50
Marital Status (%)
Married/Living with a Partner	84	83	82	85	83
Education (%)
Less than grade 12	32	7	8	31	19
Grade 12 o GED	5	20	0	26	13
Some post-Sec/College	16	17	28	5	17
Diploma/Degree	46	56	64	39	51
Income (%)
< $20,000	28	23	7	45	26
$20,000 - $49,999	36	50	51	32	42
$50,000 - $79,999	33	23	37	19	29
$80,000 and above	3	3	3	3	3
Work Status (%)
Full-time	35	32	54	13	33
Part-time	14	5	10	8	9
Not employed (student, retired, disability, homemaker)	46	61	31	77	54
Other	5	2	5	3	4
Language*
English-language speaking abilities(1-4)
Mean (SD)	2.73 (1.12)	2.50 (0.62)	2.97 (0.73)	2.24 (0.96)	2.62 (0.92)
Has a Regular provider (%)
Yes	92	98	92	97	95
Doctor speaks native language (%)
Yes	74	81	84	71	78
Don't know	26	3	13	14	13
Health Status (%)
Excellent/Very good/Good	69	79	87	59	73
Fair/Poor	31	21	13	41	27
Chronic Condition (%)
No chronic condition	27	59	67	21	44
1 chronic condition	30	34	28	36	32
2 chronic condition	27	2	3	26	14
3 and more	16	5	3	18	10

*Note. Response categories were: very well, well, not well, not at all. A higher score = more of the concept.

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