Table I.
Selected demographic characteristics by family type
| Characteristics | Levels | Family type Single-parent (n=179) | Nuclear (n=755) | Blended (n=77) | Extended (n=130) | Combined (n=1141) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Female | 50.3 | 49.0 | 50.6 | 59.2 | 50.5 |
| Male | 49.7 | 50.9 | 49.4 | 40.8 | 49.4 | |
| Missing | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | |
| Age (years) | Mean | 10.4 | 10.4 | 10.3 | 10.4 | 10.4 |
| Std Error | (0.051) | (0.025) | (0.060) | (0.066) | (0.025) | |
| Country of birth | U.S. | 78.2 | 66.5 | 84.4 | 71.5 | 70.1 |
| Mexico | 20.1 | 32.1 | 15.6 | 25.4 | 28.3 | |
| Other | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | |
| Missing | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 1.1 | |
| Time in USA | 1=Less than 1 year | 5.0 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.0 |
| 2=Between 1 and 5 years | 12.8 | 14.6 | 7.8 | 13.8 | 13.8 | |
| 3=Between 6 and 10 years | 16.2 | 19.7 | 7.8 | 13.1 | 17.6 | |
| 4=More than 10 years | 5.0 | 9.0 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 7.7 | |
| 5=All my life | 58.7 | 49.3 | 74.0 | 60.8 | 53.7 | |
| Missing | 2.2 | 3.6 | 1.3 | 3.1 | 3.2 | |
| Language Spoken at home | English | 19.6 | 8.9 | 19.5 | 12.3 | 11.7 |
| Mostly English | 6.7 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5 | |
| Both English and Spanish | 48 | 51.1 | 51.9 | 52.3 | 50.8 | |
| Mostly Spanish | 14.5 | 13.9 | 7.8 | 13.1 | 13.5 | |
| Spanish | 8.4 | 19.5 | 14.3 | 13.8 | 16.7 | |
| Some other language | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | |
| Missing | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 3.1 | 1.9 | |
| Language used to complete instrument | English | 90.5 | 90.1 | 93.5 | 90.0 | 90.4 |
| Spanish | 9.5 | 9.9 | 6.5 | 10.0 | 9.6 | |
| Lunch programme | Free | 87.7 | 80.8 | 81.8 | 84.6 | 82.4 |
| Reduced | 12.3 | 19.2 | 18.2 | 15.4 | 17.6 |