Latino Immigrant Children's Health: Effects of Sociodemographic Variables and of a Preventive Intervention Program
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics of intervention and control groups at intake.
Intervention group
Control group
Total sample
()
()
()
Mother’s Kempe total score
34.3 (8.7)
34.0 (8.5)
34.2 (8.6)
Mother’s age (years)
26.3 (6.3)
26.4 (6.0)
26.3 (6.4)
Number of years in the USA
7.0 (5.7)
7.5 (5.8)
7.2 (5.7)
% born outside the USA
89.8%
89.9%
89.8%
% of Dominican ethnicity
86.9%
89.7%
88.3%
% fluent in spoken English
33.1%
36.1%
34.6%
% who were teenagers (age 15–19)
17.5%
16.1%
16.8%
% without a high school education
55.8%
53.6%
54.8%
% who were employed
17.7%
20.7%
19.1%
% who were low-income1 or receiving public assistance2
59.3%
63.5%
61.4%
% who resided with target child’s biological father
40.3%
35.8%
38.1%
% who were married
24.2%
21.5%
22.9%
% who were first-time mothers
43.5%
47.6%
45.5%
% with one or more children under age 5 living in the home
27.2%
22.6%
25.0%
% who had a prenatal intake
61.7%
64.4%
63.0%
Average birth weight (pounds)
7.09
7.25
7.17
Tabled values are means (standard deviations) for quantitative variables and percentages for categorical variables. 1Annual family income less than $10,000. 2Public assistance: Aid to Families with Dependent Children or Temporary Assistance for Needy Families.
