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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2025 May 2.
Published in final edited form as: Sci Diabetes Self Manag Care. 2023 Jun 18;49(4):267–280. doi: 10.1177/26350106231178837

Table 1.

Sociodemographic Characteristics of Mother and Daughter Participants at the Initial Assessment Baseline Visit

Characteristic Mothers (N = 149)
Mean ± SD (min-max) or n (%)
Daughters (N = 149)
Mean ± SD (min-max) or n (%)

Type of site
 Reservation 68 (45.6)
 Urban 81 (54.4)

Age (y) 44.1 ± 9.3 (18.3–75.2) 16.7 ± 3.0 (12.0–24.5)

Race and ethnicity
 American Indian 129 (87.2) 118 (79.2)
 Alaska Native 1 (0.7) 0 (0.0)
 White 6 (4.0) 8 (5.4)
 Black or African American 8 (5.4) 14 (9.4)
 Hispanic or Latino 2 (1.4) 2 (1.3)
 Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 0 (0.0) 2 (1.3)
 Other 2 (1.4) 5 (3.4)

More than one racial/ethnic background: yes 75 (50.3) 70 (56.0)

Highest grade completed
 8th grade or less 0 (0.0) 39 (26.2)
 Some high school 5 (3.4) 66 (44.3)
 High school graduate or GED 20 (13.4) 21 (14.1)
 Vocational or some college 56 (37.6) 18 (12.1)
 Associate’s degree 30 (20.1) 4 (2.7)
 Bachelor’s degree 25 (16.8) 1 (0.7)
 Graduate degree 10 (8.7) 0 (0.0)

Currently a student 133 (89.3)

Household income
 <$10 000 12 (8.8)
 $10 000 – <$20 000 16 (11.8)
 $20 000 – <$30 000 14 (10.3)
 $30 000 – <$40 000 14 (10.3)
 $40 000 – <$50 000 18 (13.2)
 $50 000 – <$75 000 33 (24.3)
 ≥$75 000 29 (21.3)
 Unknown 13 (8.7)

Employment status: employed 103 (69.6) 41 (27.7)

Marital status
 Single 37 (24.8) 146 (98.0)
 Married/partnered 87 (58.4) 0 (0.0)
 Separated, divorced, or widowed 25 (16.8) 3 (2.0)

Health insurance: yes 124 (83.2) 100 (92.6)
 Private health insurance or HMO 68 (54.8) 17 (17.0)
 Medicaid or medical assistance 46 (37.1) 29 (29.0)
 Other 14 (11.3) 12 (12.0)
 Unsure 2 (1.6) 36 (36.0)

Relationship with participating AYA
 Mother 120 (80.5)
 Grandmother 12 (8.1)
 Aunt 7 (4.7)
 Other 10 (6.7)
Diabetes experience
 Gestational diabetes 29 (19.5)
 Type 1 or 2 diabetes 23 (15.4)
 Type 2 diabetes 21 (14.1)

Abbreviation: AYA, adolescent or young adult.