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Table 2 Observed frequencies for serological diagnoses stratified by education level among 973 first generation Korean adults screened for hepatitis B in the Inland Empire during 2009–2010

From: Lower than expected hepatitis B virus infection prevalence among first generation Koreans in the U.S.: results of HBV screening in the Southern California Inland Empire

Education level

Infected

Immune due to natural infection

Susceptible

Immune due to vaccination

Other/further testing

Total

Declined to answer

0

13 (3.7%)

5 (2.6%)

17 (4.3%)

0

35 (3.6%)

Less than High School

1 (3.5%)

35 (10.1%)

10 (5.1%)

10 (2.6%)

2 (22.2%)

58 (6.0%)

High school

5 (17.2%)

59 (17.0%)

31 (15.8%)

51 (13.0%)

4 (44.4%)

150 (15.4%)

More than High School

23 (79.3%)

240 (69.2%)

150 (76.5%)

314 (80.1%)

3 (33.3%)

730 (75.0%)

Total

29 (100%)

347 (100%)

196 (100%)

392 (100%)

9 (100%)

973 (100%)