Table 1.
Sociodemographic and acculturation characteristics of focus group participants: Latino parents (n 36) of pre-school children, Massachusetts, USA
| Characteristic | Mean | sd | n | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years)* | 29·0 | 2·3 | ||
| Hispanic or Latino | 36 | 100·0 | ||
| Foreign-born | 34 | 94·4 | ||
| Country of origin | ||||
| Colombia | 9 | 25·0 | ||
| Dominican Republic | 9 | 25·0 | ||
| Guatemala | 5 | 14·0 | ||
| Puerto Rico | 4 | 11·0 | ||
| Peru | 3 | 8·4 | ||
| USA | 2 | 5·6 | ||
| Mexico | 2 | 5·6 | ||
| El Salvador | 1 | 2·7 | ||
| Honduras | 1 | 2·7 | ||
| Years in the USA | 9·0 | 2·4 | ||
| Predominant language spoken at home | ||||
| Spanish | 36 | 100·0 | ||
| Marin scale acculturation score | 2·3 | 0·7 | ||
| Marital status | ||||
| Married | 24 | 66·7 | ||
| Divorced/separated | 8 | 22·1 | ||
| Widowed | 2 | 5·6 | ||
| Single | 2 | 5·6 | ||
| Number of children | 2·2 | 1·4 (range: 1–4) | ||
| Education level | ||||
| Less than high school | 22 | 61·1 | ||
| High school degree | 8 | 22·2 | ||
| General Education Diploma | 5 | 14·0 | ||
| Missing | 1 | 2·7 | ||
| Annual household annual income ($US) | ||||
| >20 000–<40 000 | 23 | 63·9 | ||
| <20 000 | 13 | 36·1 | ||
| Average time child spends in family child-care home (h/d) | 8·5 | 3·0 (range 6–11) |
*
Average age of parents was calculated for both mothers (n 27) and fathers (n 6) participating in the focus groups; average age of the grandmothers (n 3) participating in the focus groups was 58·7 years.