Table 1.
Characteristics of caregivers (N = 630)
| Caregiver born in US or US Territories | |
|---|---|
| Yes | 65 (10%) |
| No | 565 (90%) |
| If not born in any of the U.S. states, years lived here | 9 (6.9) |
| Latino ethnicity | 630 (100%) |
| Country of origin | |
| Mexico | 230 (37%) |
| Dominican Republic | 132 (21%) |
| Honduras | 104 (17%) |
| Other 1 | 143 (25%) |
| Preferred language | |
| English | 74 (12%) |
| Spanish | 556 (88%) |
| English language proficiency | |
| Speaks very well | 77 (12%) |
| Speaks well | 109 (17%) |
| Speaks not well | 230 (37%) |
| Speaks not at all | 212 (34%) |
| Refused | 2 (0.3%) |
1
Other country of origin: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Columbia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Peru, Panama, Puerto Rico, and Uruguay.