Hispanic Journal of

This article provides a profile of a range of important variables for assessing diversity among different Latino groups from the National Latino and Asian American Study (NLAAS). The NLAAS is a nationally representative study of the mental health needs and mental health services use of the Latino pop-ulation of the United States. The NLAAS employs a stratified area probabil-ity sampling design. There are 2,554 respondents in the Latino portion of the NLAAS. The article demonstrates through a detailed presentation of a wide range of variables the diverse experiences of Latino groups in their encoun-ters with U.S. culture. Language use and migration experiences show con-siderable variability within and across Latino groups and are promising areas for analysis of their mental health consequences