Table 2.

Socio-Demographic Profile of Children (N = 71)^*

		Mean ± Std. Dev., or Percent
Age (Years)	N = 71	5.0 ± 2.6†
Gender (Female)	N = 51	43%
Born in U.S.	N = 71	82%
First-born Children	N = 71	42%
Average Years in U.S. for Mexican Born Children	N = 13	3.0 ± 1.9
Health Insurance Status	N = 69
Denti-Cal		54%
County Insurance		33%
Private Insurance		10%
Uninsured‡		3%
Age of First Dental Visit (Years)	N = 52	2.9 ± 1.3
Ever Had Caries (mother report)	N = 63	71%

^*Not all participants responded to all questions about all their children.

^† Range = 3 months to 10 years; 69% of the children were age 5 years or less

^‡ The uninsured children were on a waitlist for county insurance.