Table 2.
Analysis of Covariance+ examining school transportation among Latino children from kindergarten through 2nd grade and their parents (N=800). San Diego, California, 2004–2007.
| COUNTRY OF ORIGIN | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transportation | Mexican-born | Mixed status | U.S.-born | F-value | p-value |
| Walk to/from school | 5.0AB | 4.0A | 3.7B | 2.91 | 0.05 |
| Drive to/from school | 4.9CD | 5.9C | 6.2D | 3.08 | 0.05 |
| CHILD'S PRIMARY LANGUAGE USED WITH FAMILY | |||||
| Spanish* | Bilingual | English | F-value | p-value | |
| Walk to/from school | |||||
| Female child | 3.8 | 3.6A | 5.5A | 4.62 | 0.01 |
| Male child | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 1.34 | 0.26 |
| Drive to/from school | 5.8 | 5.2 | 6.4 | 2.75 | 0.06 |
| PARENTS’ YEARS LIVING IN THE U.S. | |||||
| <12 yrs | >=12yrs | F-value | p-value | ||
| Walk to/from school | 4.61 | 3.65 | 9.01 | 0.003 | |
| Drive to/from school | 5.3 | 6.3 | 9.66 | 0.001 | |
| ARSMA II SCALE | |||||
| Very Mexican oriented | Bicultural | Slightly Anglo oriented | F-value | p-value | |
| Walk to/from school | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 1.37 | 0.25 |
| Drive to/from school | 5.7 | 6.1 | 6.4 | 1.25 | 0.29 |
*
Reference group;
AB
Significant at p< 0.05;
+
Adjusted for education, employment and income. Number of trips to/from school during a school week ranged from 1 to 10.