Table 1.
Demographics and acculturative characteristics for Latino children from kindergarten through 2nd grade and their parents (N=800). San Diego, California, 2004–2007.
| Children | Parents | |
|---|---|---|
| Demographics | ||
| Mean age in yrs (SD) | 6.0 (0.9) | 34.4 (7.7) |
| % Female | 50% (401) | 97% (776) |
| % born in the U.S. | 86% (691) | 28% (226) |
| BMI (%) | ||
| Underweight (< 5th percentile) | 2% (15) | |
| Normal ( ≥5th-85th) | 52% (417) | 26.6% (213) |
| At risk for overweight (>85th and <95th) | 17% (135) | 32.9% (263) |
| Overweight (≥95th) | 29% (229) | 40.5% (324) |
| Employed full or part-time | n/a | 38% (305) |
| Income >$1500 | n/a | 38% (285) |
| High school educated | n/a | 65% (518) |
| Acculturation | ||
| Percent parents who have lived in U.S. ≥12 years | n/a | 57% |
| Parent acculturation score | ||
| Very Mexican oriented | n/a | 61% |
| Mexican-oriented bicultural | n/a | 26% |
| Slightly Anglo oriented | n/a | 10.5% |
| Anglo oriented bicultural | n/a | 2% |
| Assimilated/Anglicized | n/a | 0.5% |
| 13% both Mexican-born | ||
| Percent by country of origin | 59% mixed status | |
| 28% both U.S. born | ||
| 23% Spanish | ||
| Child's primary language spoken with family | 19% both | |
| 58% English | ||