Filipino American Community Epidemiological Study (FACES), 1995-1999

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Label

Filipino American Community Epidemiological Study (FACES), 1995-1999

Creator

• Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor]
• Takeuchi, David

Author

• Takeuchi, David

Contributor

• Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor]

Subject

• anger
• depression (psychology)
• drug abuse
• emotional states
• epidemiology
• ethnic discrimination
• ethnic identity
• gambling
• health behavior
• Alcoholism
• job stress
• life events
• medical care
• racial discrimination
• religious behavior
• social support
• survey
• wealth
• health problems
• Ethnicity
• Race discrimination
• alcohol abuse

Genre

• survey

Summary

The Filipino American Community Epidemiological Study (FACES) is a research project of Asian American Recovery Services, Inc. of San Francisco, California. The four-year study, whose formal title is Alcohol-Related Problems among Filipino Americans, was concluded in 1999. It provides information and data about the health of Filipino Americans of the San Francisco Bay Area and the City and County of Honolulu. The interview asked randomly chosen Filipino American respondents in these two geographic areas about their health, alcohol consumption, mood state, physical symptoms, cultural background and sociodemographic information. The purpose of FACES was to study alcohol and stress-related behaviors of Filipino Americans. Demographic variables include gender, age, race, education level, marital status, household income, military service, and religious preference