Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of 269 Hispanic mothers*
Characteristic | Total No. (%)†| Mexico-born‡No. (%)†| U.S.-born No. (%)†| P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Marital status | Â | Â | Â | <.001 |
   Married | 126 (47) | 70 (56) | 56 (39) |  |
   Live-in partner | 53 (20) | 29 (23) | 24 (17) |  |
   Single/Widowed | 69 (26) | 22 (18) | 47 (33) |  |
   Divorced/Separated | 21 (8) | 4 (3) | 17 (12) |  |
Age, years | Â | Â | Â | .014 |
   <25 | 69 (26) | 21 (17) | 48 (33) |  |
   25–28 | 68 (25) | 32 (26) | 36 (25) |  |
   29–34 | 65 (24) | 36 (29) | 29 (20) |  |
   ≥35 | 67 (25) | 36 (29) | 31 (22) |  |
Education | Â | Â | Â | <.001 |
   ≤6th grade | 36 (13) | 36 (29) | 0 (0) |  |
   >6th grade, <High school graduate | 75 (28) | 43 (34) | 32 (22) |  |
   High school graduate/GED | 95 (35) | 30 (24) | 65 (45) |  |
   Some college or vocational training | 54 (20) | 14 (11) | 40 (28) |  |
   College graduate | 9 (3) | 2 (2) | 7 (5) |  |
Employment | Â | Â | Â | .001 |
   Employed consistently, full or part-time | 156 (58) | 58 (46) | 98 (68) |  |
   Employed intermittently | 32 (12) | 17 (14) | 15 (10) |  |
   Unemployed | 81 (30) | 50 (40) | 31 (22) |  |
Annual household income, U.S.$ | Â | Â | Â | .010 |
   <12,000 | 44 (16) | 29 (23) | 15 (10) |  |
   12,000–18,999 | 65 (24) | 35 (28) | 30 (21) |  |
   19,000–24,999 | 54 (20) | 22 (18) | 32 (22) |  |
   25,000–34,999 | 58 (22) | 23 (18) | 35 (24) |  |
   ≥35,000 | 48 (18) | 16 (13) | 32 (22) |  |
Percent of U.S. federal poverty threshold | Â | Â | Â | <.001 |
   <100% | 86 (34) | 55 (48) | 31 (23) |  |
   100–185% | 80 (32) | 39 (34) | 41 (30) |  |
   >185% | 84 (34) | 21 (18) | 63 (47) |  |