• Riti Shimkhada, Hin Wing Tse, and Ninez A Ponce.
• From UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, Los Angeles (RS, HWT, NP); UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, Department of Health Policy and Management, Los Angeles (NP). riti@ucla.edu.
• J Am Board Fam Med. 2022 Jan 1; 35 (1): 203205203-205.

BackgroundLittle data exist on the well-being of older adults from Asian American (AA) communities.MethodsUsing data from the 2018 California Health Interview Survey, we examined 2 well-being metrics among AAs and AA subgroups (Korean, Filipino, Vietnamese, Chinese) 65 years and older.ResultsAA older adults reported lower life satisfaction and not having needed social and emotional support compared with all other race/ethnicities. Current life satisfaction among AA older adults was 54% compared with 80% for all other race/ethnicities; 56% of AA older adults reported usually or always receiving social/emotional compared with 80% for all other race/ethnicities. Within the AA category, life satisfaction was 40% for Korean, 48% for Chinese, 47% for Vietnamese, and 77% for Filipino older adults. Among Korean older adults, 30% reported receiving needed social/emotional support, 57% among Chinese, 59% among Filipino, and 65% among Vietnamese older adults.ConclusionAA older adults report lower life satisfaction and not needed receiving social and emotional support compared with all other race/ethnicities. Among AAs, Korean older adults were most likely to report poorer well-being. AA older adult communities may be in urgent need of further research and investment in interventions.© Copyright 2022 by the American Board of Family Medicine.

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