Table 1.
Demographics of study population
| Women | Men | |
|---|---|---|
| (n = 105) | (n = 40) | |
| Characteristics | n (%) | n (%) |
| Age | ||
| Mean age (range) | 33.0 (18–48) | 33.5 (19–53) |
| Place of birth | ||
| Mexico | 57 (54) | 25 (62) |
| Central America | 34 (33) | 11 (28) |
| United States | 7 (7) | 1 (2) |
| South America | 6 (6) | 3 (8) |
| Language spoken | ||
| Spanish only | 91 (87) | 33 (83) |
| Bilingual | 14 (13) | 7 (17) |
| Marital status | ||
| Married | 55 (52) | 22 (55) |
| Religious affiliation | ||
| Roman Catholic | 87 (83) | 36 (90) |
| Protestant | 5 (5) | 0 (0.0) |
| Other | 9 (9) | 2 (5) |
| No religious affiliation | 4 (4) | 2 (5) |
| Participation as couple or individual | ||
| Couple | 39 (37) | 39 (98) |
| Individual | 66 (63) | 1 (2) |
| Education | ||
| Grade school only | 36 (34) | 15 (38) |
| Some high school | 16 (15) | 7 (18) |
| High school graduate | 24 (23) | 12 (30) |
| Some college/vocational training | 20 (19) | 4 (10) |
| College graduate | 9 (8) | 2 (5) |
| Employment | ||
| Currently working | 49 (47) | 35 (88) |
| Unemployed | 31 (30) | 4 (12) |
| Homemaker | 25 (24) | 0 |
| Type of Employment | ||
| Unskilled | 42 | 20 |
| Semi-skilled | 16 | 5 |
| Skilled | 4 | 8 |
| White-collar | 17 | 6 |
| Health Insurance | ||
| Uninsured | 85 (82) | 32 (80) |
| Medicaid | 12 (11) | 0 (0) |
| Private | 8 (7) | 8 (20) |
| Annual Household Income | ||
| $10,000 or less | 28 (27) | 8 (20) |
| $11,000 – 20,000 | 40 (38) | 16 (40) |
| $21,000 – 30,000 | 18 (17) | 10 (25) |
| $31,000 – 40,000 | 7 (7) | 5 (13) |
| >$41,000 | 5 (5) | 1 (3) |