Table 2.
Characteristics of the study participants.
| Characteristics | Parents (n=29) | Adolescents (n=29) | |||
| Age (years), mean (range) | 40 (31-53) | 13 (11-17) | |||
| Sexa, n (%) | |||||
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Female | 22 (79) | 15 (52) | ||
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Male | 6 (21) | 14 (48) | ||
| Religiona, n (%) | |||||
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Animism or shamanism | 17 (59) | 14 (50) | ||
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Christianity | 8 (28) | 3 (11) | ||
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None | 3 (10) | 8 (29) | ||
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Other | 1 (3) | 3 (11) | ||
| Marital statusa, n (%) | |||||
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Married | 20 (69) | N/Ab | ||
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Single | 4 (14) | 27 (93) | ||
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Unmarried relationship | 4 (14) | 1 (4) | ||
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Divorced | 1 (3) | N/A | ||
| Country of origina, n (%) | |||||
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United States | 9 (31) | 27 (93) | ||
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Thailand | 10 (34) | 1 (4) | ||
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Laos | 10 (34) | 0 | ||
| Primary language, n (%) | |||||
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English | 20 (69) | 29 (100) | ||
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Hmong (White) | 7 (24) | 0 | ||
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Hmong (Green) | 2 (7) | 0 | ||
| Parent’s employment status | |||||
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Employed for wages or self-employed | 20 (69) | N/A | ||
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Unemployed, unable to work, or retired | 5 (17) | N/A | ||
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Student | 3 (10) | N/A | ||
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Homemaker | 1 (3) | N/A | ||
| Parent’s education level | |||||
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Attended college | 16 (55) | N/A | ||
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High school graduate | 9 (31) | N/A | ||
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Did not attend school or did not finish high school | 4 (14) | N/A | ||
aMissing data: 1 parent did not indicate sex, and 1 child did not answer questions about religion, marital status, or country of origin.
bN/A: not applicable.