Table 1.

Demographic Characteristics of Participating Children and their Mothers (n = 168).

	Percent (%)
Child Country of Birth
United States	89
Puerto Rico	4
Dominican Republic	2
Colombia	1
Peru	1
Cuba	<1
El Salvador	<1
Guatemala	<1
Mexico	<1
Other Latin American Country	1
Child Ethnicity
Latino	97
White	1
Other/Unknown/Mixed	2
Mother Country of Birth
United States	11
Puerto Rico	14
Dominican Republic	33
Colombia	4
Peru	4
Cuba	1
El Salvador	16
Guatemala	7
Mexico	3
Other Latin American Country	7
Maternal Educationa
Less than High School	36
High School	33
Beyond High School	31
Family Economic Conditionb
Deep Poverty	23
Poverty	29
Near Poverty	23
Low-Income	13
Middle-Income	12

^aMaternal education percentages as reported at study entry, but this did not change at follow-up.

^bEconomic condition percentages as calculated based on study entry data, but this did not change at follow-up.