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Table 2 Socio-demographic characteristics of rural Latino caregivers

From: An ethnographic study of Latino preschool children's oral health in rural California: Intersections among family, community, provider and regulatory sectors

Total Respondents*

Mexican

Central American**

US-Born Mexican American

All Caregivers

 

(n = 26)

(n = 14)

(n = 7)

(n = 47)

Gender

n = 26

n = 14

n = 7

n = 47

   Female

26

14

7

47

Age

n = 25

n = 13

n = 7

n = 45

   Mean ± SD

30.4 ± 6.2

32.4 ± 6.4

27.0 ± 5.5

30.5 ± 6.5

   Median

29

32

27

29

   Range

19–47

24–45

20–35

19–47

< 20 years

1

0

2

3

21- 30 years

15

6

3

24

31+ years

9

7

2

18

Education Completed

n = 25

n = 14

n = 7

n = 46

   Mean ± SD

7.1 ± 3.7

3.6 ± 2.8

12.2 ± 0.7

6.8 ± 4.2

   Median

9

2.5

12

6

   Range

0–14

0–10

12–14

0–14

0–3 years

6

8

0

14

4–6 years

5

5

0

10

7–9 years

10

0

0

10

10 – 12 years

2

1

 

9

13+ years

2

0

 

3

Annual Household Income***

n = 24

n = 14

n = 6

n = 44

   Mean ± SD

$17,0000 ± 5,700

$17,000 ± 7,500

$23,000 ± 13,500

$17,5000 ± 8,000

   Median

17,500

12,000

22,000

$16,000

   Range

$8,000 – 28,000

$8,000–36,000

$6,000–50,000

$6,000 – 50,000

< $10,000

4

3

1

8

$11,000 – 15,000

6

5

1

12

$16,000 – 20,000

9

2

1

12

$ 21,000+

5

4

3

12

Marital/Partner Status

n = 25

n = 14

n = 7

n = 46

   Mother has partner

24

14

6

44

   Mother is single

1

0

1

2

Years in US†

 

n = 25

n = 14

n = 39

   Mean ± SD

8.5 ± 5.6

10.2 ± 3.5

 

9.0 ± 4.0

   Median

7

10

 

9

   Range

3–22

5–18

 

3–22

< 10 years of residence

18

8

 

26

10+ years of residence

7

6

 

13

Legal Status†

n = 25

n = 14

n = 7

n = 46

   Undocumented

17

5

 

22

   Temporary Permanent Status

0

5

 

5

   Asylum

0

1

 

1

   Legal Permanent Resident

7

3

 

10

   Citizen

1

0

7

8

Occupation

n = 24

n = 12

n = 7

n = 45

   Farm work

13

12

0

25

   Full-time Caregiver

10

0

7

17

   Other

1

0

0

1

Rural or Urban Origin§

N = 26

n = 12

n = 7

n = 47

   Rural origin

21

10

7

40

   Urban origin

5

2

0

7

Children per Household

n = 26

n = 14

n = 7

n = 47

   Mean ± SD

2.7 ± 1.2

2.5 ± 1.2

2.6 ± 1.4

2.7 ± 1.2

   Median

3

2

2

2

   Range

1–5

1–5

1–5

1–5

1 child

4

3

2

9

2 children

7

5

2

14

3 children

10

4

0

14

4 children

2

0

2

4

5 children

3

2

1

6

Age of Youngest Child

n = 25

n = 12

n = 7

n = 44

   Mean ± SD

2.3 ± 1.4

2.9 ± 2.0

2.7 ± 1.8

2.6 ± 1.6

   Median

2

2.5

2

2

   Range

2 weeks – 4 years

6 months – 6 years

3 months – 6 years

2 weeks – 6 years

< 1 year

6

2

2

10

1–2 years

8

4

2

14

3–4 years

11

4

2

17

5+ years

0

2

1

3

Age of Oldest Childâ–³

n = 23

n = 10

n = 5

n = 38

   Mean ± SD

10.2 ± 5.7

9.6 ± 5.6

9.4 ± 4.1

9.9. ± 5.4

   Median

10

8.5

9

9

   Range

2 – 24

3 – 19

3.5 – 14

2–24

< 5 years

6

3

1

10

6–10 years

9

3

4

16

11+ years

8

4

0

12

  1. Because the distribution of responses is skewed, where applicable, both means and medians are provided.
  2. *The number of respondents varied slightly by question; so number of replies is noted for each item.
  3. ** Of the 14 Central American study respondents, 12 (86%) came from El Salvador; one had arrived from Honduras, one from Guatemala.
  4. *** In $US 2006.
  5. † Length of residence in US not applicable to US-born citizens; legal status other than citizen is not applicable to US-born Mexican-Americans.
  6. §A rural town was defined as having a population of 15,000 or less. An urban area was defined as having a population larger than 15,000. Despite their larger size, these urban areas in Mexico were not major metropolitan areas but rather central communities primarily serving the surrounding rural region.
  7. â–³ When more than one child lived in a household.