The proposed four-year study intends to investigate the geographic variations that exist in the rates of alcohol-related problems and the factors associated with these problems among Filipino Americans. Despite the growth of Filipino American communities, less research has been conducted in these communities than the two other large Asian American populations - Chinese and Japanese. This trend is surprising since Filipino Americans are the second largest Asian American ethnic group (next to Chinese Americans) totaling 1.6 million people in 1990. If present demographic trends continue, Filipino Americans will constitute the largest Asian American ethnic group by the Year 2000. The target population for the proposed study includes Filipino immigrants and native-born residents of the United States. The study is limited to adults (eighteen and older) who reside in the San Francisco Bay Area and in the state of Hawaii. This investigation will obtain a total of 3,200 completed household interviews with Filipino Americans residing in Hawaii and the San Francisco Bay area (1,600 interviews in each geographic area). Data are obtained from a 90-minute interview with the sample of respondents Bilingual staff will conduct the interviews. The instrument will include the following: (a) socio-demographic information including age, sex, educational level, household income, number of household members, year of immigration, country of origin, marital status, and English-proficiency; (b) measures of alcohol consumption and alcohol use disorders; (c) CES-D scale; (d) chronic and temporary stressors; (e) social networks and social support; and (f) help- seeking questions. The data analyses are guided by a set of specific hypotheses related to alcohol consumption and helpseeking.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
Type
Research Project (R01)
Project #
3R01AA009633-04S1
Application #
2854594
Study Section
Clinical and Treatment Subcommittee (ALCP)
Project Start
1995-09-30
Project End
2000-03-31
Budget Start
1998-09-22
Budget End
2000-03-31
Support Year
4
Fiscal Year
1998
Total Cost
Indirect Cost
Name
Asian American Recovery Services, Inc
Department
Type
DUNS #
City
South San Francisco
State
CA
Country
United States
Zip Code
94080
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