Table 1.

Descriptive Statistics for Sample (N=1,632)

Indicators	Category	%
Linguistic acculturation – family
	Spanish dominant	29.61
	Bilingual	50.47
	English dominant	19.92
Linguistic acculturation – friends
	Spanish dominant	9.62
	Bilingual	38.06
	English dominant	52.32
Linguistic acculturation – media
	Spanish dominant	7.94
	Bilingual	43.55
	English dominant	48.51
Attitudinal acculturation – Mexican culture
	High affinity	93.62
	Low affinity	6.38
Attitudinal acculturation – U.S. culture
	High affinity	82.17
	Low affinity	17.83
Behavioral acculturation
	United States	41.64
	Family’s country of origin	20.05
	Both places	34.23
	Neither place	4.09
Generation status
	First	29.48
	Second	50.78
	Third or higher	19.74
Time in U. S.
	Less than 1 year	4.52
	1-5 years	15.00
	6-10 years	16.75
	More than 10 years	63.74
Exposure to Mexican culture
	None	37.47
	More than 3 years ago	28.86
	In the last 3 years	33.67
Ethnic identification
	Low	7.97
	Moderate	57.44
	High	34.59