TABLE 1.
Characteristics of Low-Income Immigrant and US-Born Children: National Health Interview Survey, 1997–2004
| US-Born Children (n = 24 178a) | US-Born Children With Foreign-Born Parents (n = 9404a) | Foreign-Born Children With Foreign-Born Parents (n = 3102a) | P | |
| Female, % (SE) | 48.9 (0.4) | 48.4 (0.7) | 50.0 (1.2) | .55 |
| Age, y, mean (SE) | 8.1 (0.1) | 7.0 (0.1) | 10.9 (0.1) | <.001 |
| Age group, y, % (SE) | <.001 | |||
| < 5 | 35.6 (0.4) | 44.1 (0.8) | 15.4 (0.8) | |
| 6–11 | 34.4 (0.4) | 34.4 (0.8) | 33.9 (1.2) | |
| > 12 | 30.0 (0.4) | 21.5 (0.8) | 50.7 (1.2) | |
| Race/ethnicity, % (SE) | <.001 | |||
| Non-Hispanic White | 56.3 (0.8) | 9.2 (0.7) | 11.9 (1.2) | |
| Black | 27.2 (0.8) | 6.0 (0.4) | 6.4 (0.7) | |
| Hispanic | 11.8 (0.4) | 73.6 (1.1) | 66.5 (1.7) | |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 0.2 (0.1) | 9.8 (0.8) | 13.6 (1.1) | |
| Other | 4.4 (0.3) | 1.5 (0.2) | 1.5 (0.4) | |
| Poverty status, % (SE) | <.001 | |||
| Poor | 42.2 (0.6) | 46.2 (0.8) | 53.5 (1.3) | |
| Near poor | 57.9 (0.6) | 53.8 (0.8) | 46.5 (1.3) | |
| Has chronic condition, % (SE) | 22.0 (0.3) | 12.3 (0.5) | 8.8 (0.7) | <.001 |
| Lives with both parents, % (SE) | 48.8 (0.5) | 69.8 (0.7) | 75.4 (1.1) | <.001 |
| Maternal education, % (SE) | <.001 | |||
| Less than high school | 24.0 (0.5) | 58.6 (1.0) | 55.9 (1.6) | |
| High school | 37.2 (0.4) | 20.9 (0.7) | 20.2 (1.2) | |
| Some college | 38.8 (0.5) | 20.4 (0.7) | 23.9 (1.2) |
Note. All percentages are weighted. As a result of rounding, values may not sum to 100%. See text for details on variables.
a
Unweighted.