TABLE 1—
Sample Characteristics by Language Spoken at Home for Hispanic Parents of Adolescent Girls Aged 11–17 Years: 2007 California Health Interview Survey
| Spanish Spoken at Home | English Spoken at Home | |||
| Unweighted No. (Weighted %a) | 95% CI | Unweighted No. (Weighted %a) | 95% CI | |
| Total | 317 (32.9) | 28.0, 38.3 | 773 (67.1) | 61.7, 72.0 |
| Parent’s age, y | ||||
| < 30 | 13 (4.6) | 2.4, 8.8 | 28 (3.8) | 2.1, 6.5 |
| 30–39 | 115 (37.3) | 28.5, 47.1 | 268 (32.8) | 27.9, 38.2 |
| 40–49 | 130 (40.1) | 32.2, 48.6 | 349 (49.0) | 43.0, 54.9 |
| ≥ 50 | 59 (17.9) | 12.0, 25.9 | 128 (14.4) | 11.3, 18.3 |
| Daughter’s age, y | ||||
| 11–12 | 87 (27.8) | 21.1, 35.5 | 246 (34.6) | 27.8, 42.0 |
| 12–13 | 94 (32.3) | 23.0, 43.2 | 230 (26.8) | 22.4, 31.8 |
| 14–17 | 136 (40.0) | 31.7, 48.8 | 297 (38.6) | 32.4, 45.2 |
| Parent’s gender | ||||
| Male | 106 (45.0) | 36.9, 53.4 | 270 (47.1) | 40.9, 53.4 |
| Female | 211 (55.0) | 46.6, 63.1 | 503 (52.9) | 46.6, 59.1 |
| Parent's education | ||||
| No formal education | 19 (9.2) | 4.9, 16.7 | 8 (1.6) | 0.6, 4.0 |
| Grade 1–11 | 199 (68.8) | 62.1, 74.8 | 182 (36.9) | 31.1, 43.1 |
| Grade 12/high school diploma | 55 (14.3) | 10.5, 19.2 | 217 (28.9) | 24.3, 34.0 |
| > high school diploma | 44 (7.7) | 4.6, 12.4 | 366 (32.6) | 28.4, 37.2 |
| Income, % FPL | ||||
| 0–99 | 159 (51.5) | 42.3, 60.6 | 153 (19.5) | 15.4, 24.3 |
| 100–199 | 112 (35.7) | 27.3, 45.1 | 225 (34.7) | 28.6, 41.3 |
| 200–299 | 25 (9.3) | 5.5, 15.4 | 130 (16.9) | 13.3, 21.3 |
| ≥ 300 | 21 (3.5) | 2.0, 5.9 | 265 (28.9) | 23.6, 34.9 |
| Health care access | ||||
| Uninsured or no usual source of care | 165 (59.8) | 51.3, 67.7 | 248 (38.3) | 31.9, 45.2 |
| Insured and has usual source of care | 152 (40.2) | 32.3, 48.7 | 525 (61.7) | 54.8, 68.1 |
| Daughter had HPV vaccine (≥ 1 dose) | ||||
| Yes | 50 (12.0) | 8.2, 17.2 | 147 (19.8) | 16.1, 24.2 |
| No | 267 (88.0) | 82.8, 91.8 | 626 (80.2) | 75.8, 83.9 |
Note. CI = confidence interval; FPL = federal poverty level; HPV = human papillomavirus. Parents who reported speaking both English and Spanish in their home were grouped with those who only spoke English. The unweighted sample sizes were n = 317 for Spanish-speaking homes and n = 773 for English-speaking homes. Percentages may not add up to 100% because of rounding.
a
Percentages reported are weighted to the California population based on CHIS’s probability sampling method.