Ethnic Comparisons in Perceptions of Health, Happiness, Hope, and Related Social Determinants of Health in a Majority-Minority Midwestern Town

In a rural Midwestern community sample (n=273), large proportions of Somalis and Whites ranked overall health as "Very good" (57% 50%, respectively), while Hispanics (42%) considered it "Good". Across all groups, most are either "Happy" or happy" with their jobs—64%, 91%, 83%—or families—85%, 93%, 91.6%— reference to Hispanics, Somalis, Whites, respectively. When asked “In the past 30 days, how often did you feel hopeless?”, 83% two-thirds (67%) responded, "None time", half (50%) indicated same. Overall, appeared be less healthy, happy, hopeful than White Somali counterparts.