Table 1.
Child and Caregiver Demographic Characteristics By Ethnic Group and Site
| Island PR n = 403 |
RI NLW n = 149 |
RI Latino n = 235 |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Child | |||
| Age, mean year (SD) | 10.68 (2.52) | 10.50 (2.56) | 10.63 (2.44) |
| Gender, female, n (%) | 177 (44%) | 53 (36%) | 113 (48%) |
| FEV1, mean (SD) | 87.29 (12.92) | 91.95 (14.04) | 84.5 (12.68) |
| Asthma severity, n (%) | |||
| Mild intermittent | 131 (33%) | 29 (20%) | 36 (15%) |
| Mild persistent | 128 (32%) | 38 (26%) | 54 (23%) |
| Moderate persistent | 107 (27%) | 50 (33%) | 73 (31%) |
| Severe | 37 (9%) | 32 (21%) | 72 (31%) |
| Caregiver | |||
| Biological mother, n (%) | 391 (97%) | 140 (94%) | 215 (91%) |
| Education (highest year completed), mean (SD) | 13.11 (2.94) | 14.60 (2.27) | 11.90 (2.66) |
| Marital status, n (%) | |||
| Married | 180 (44%) | 108 (73%) | 96 (41%) |
| Separated | 38 (9%) | 1 (10%) | 36 (15%) |
| Divorced | 82 (20%) | 20 (13%) | 44 (19%) |
| Widowed | 11 (3%) | 0 (0%) | 6 (3%) |
| Never married | 92 (23%) | 20 (13%) | 53 (23%) |
| Below poverty threshold, n (%) | 265 (66%) | 22 (15%) | 137 (58%) |