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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: MCN Am J Matern Child Nurs. 2010 Nov–Dec;35(6):330–335. doi: 10.1097/NMC.0b013e3181f0f27a

Table 1.

Demographics of total study participants n = 55 Mothers*

Characteristics % (N)
Ethnicity
Hispanic 76% (42)
Non-Hispanic 18% (10)
Other-not specified 6% (3)
Monthly family income
Less than $500 53% (29)
$500–$1000 34% (19)
> $1000 11% (6)
Prefer not to answer 2% (1)
Mothers’ age
18–27 years 38% (21)
28–37 years 31% (17)
38–47 years 18% (10)
> 48 year 13% (7)
Mothers’ Work status
Full time 64% (35)
Part time 36% (20)
Marital Status
Married 62% (34)
Living with partner 4% (2)
Widowed 18% (10)
Divorced 5% (3)
Single parent 11% (6)
Language at home
Spanish only 65% (36)
More Spanish than English 18% (10)
More English than Spanish 2 % (1)
Both equally 11% (6)
Missing 4% (2)
Mothers’ education
Less than 9th 69% (38)
9–11 14% (8)
High School graduate 9% (5)
Some college 6% (3)
College graduate 2% (1)
*

Data on two mothers were lost due to technological difficulties