Community-Based Family Literacy Program: Comparing Different Durations and Family Characteristics

Table 1

Demographic characteristics of participants in family storyteller programs ().

	6-week ()		4-week ()
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Social service recipients (WIC, TANF, Medicaid, and SNAP)	217	62%	131	64%
Marital Status
Single	76	20.2%	65	29.7%
Living with partner or married	100	26.5%	82	37.4%
Married	157	41.6%	55	25.1%
Prefer not to answer	44	11.7%	17	7.8%
Native language
English	76	20.2%	62	28.3%
Other languages	258	68.4%	142	64.8%
Prefer not to answer	43	11.4%	15	6.8%
Ethnicity
Hispanic	270	71.6%	140	63.9%
Caucasian	38	10.1%	9	4.1%
African American	4	1.1%	48	21.9%
Asian	6	1.6%	4	1.8%
Others	34	9.0%	3	1.4%
Prefer not to answer	25	6.6%	15	6.8%
Parent’s education level
Less than ninth grade	52	13.8%	40	18.3%
Some high school but did not finish	71	18.8%	51	23.3%
High school graduate or GED	92	24.4%	81	37.0%
High school + some college or trade school	69	18.3%	22	10.0%
2-Year associate degree	13	3.4%	3	1.4%
4-Year college	5	3.7%	2	0.9%
Graduate school	14	3.7%	0	0
Prefer not to answer	61	16.2%	20	9.1%
Household income
0–10,000	76	20.2%	83	37.9%
10,001–20,000	118	31.3%	74	33.8%
20,001–40,000	72	19.1%	27	12.3%
40,001–80,000	34	9.0%	5	2.3%
Over 80,001	4	1.1%	0	0
Prefer not to answer	73	19.4%	30	13.7%
First time to read to child
Before 1 year	123	32.6%	58	26.5%
1-2 years old	134	35.5%	115	52.5%
After child’s second birthday	77	20.4%	19	8.7%
Prefer not to answer	43	11.4%	27	12.3%