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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 May 25.
Published in final edited form as: Womens Stud Int Forum. 2013 May 25;40:10–22. doi: 10.1016/j.wsif.2013.04.001

Table 1.

Characteristics of Participants

Pseudonym
(Role)
Interviewee’s
Education
Mother’s job Father’s
Job
Monthly
Income
(US$)a
Marital
Status
# of
Children
Length of
Residence
in Juarez
Experienced
Violence/Crime
Maria
(Mother)
6th Grade Stay at home
mother
Construction $171 Married 3 Lifetime Yes
Josefina
(Mother)
8th Grade Stay at home
mother
Construction $240 Married 3 Lifetime Yes
Linda
(Mother)
Unknown Stay at home
mother
Maquila $205 Married 4 Lifetime Yes
Jose
(Father)
6th Grade Maquila Vends
Food at
Maqula
$195 Married 2 6-10 yrs Yes
Luz
(Mother)
8th Grade Stay at home
mother
Maquila $322 Married 3 1-5 yrs No
Lucero
(Mother)
8th Grade Maquila N/A $222 Single 2 Lifetime No
Monica
(Mother)
9th Grade Stay at home
mother
Maquila $171 Married 3 Lifetime No
Laura
(Mother)
6th Grade Stay at home
mother
Maquila $279 Married 2 6-10 yrs No
Juan
(Father)
10th
Grade
Stay at home
mother
Vends
Food
$197 Married 2 6-10 yrs Yes
Ana
(Mother)
9th Grade Vends from
home
Grocery
Store
$171 Married 1 6-10 yrs Yes
Lupe
(Mother)
1st Grade Maquila N/A $260 Single 5 >20yrs No
Carla
(Mother)
6th Grade Vends from
home
Car lot $171 Married 3 11-20 yrs Yes
Martha
(Mother)
6th Grade Stay at home
mother
Mechanic N/A Married 2 <20yrs Yes
Consuelo
(Mother)
6th Grade Sells shoes Maquila $103 Married 3 Lifetime Yes
Rosa
(Mother)
10th
Grade
Stay at home
mother
Informal $240 Married 2 Lifetime Yes
Teresa
(Mother)
3rd Grade Stay at home
mother
Informal $376 Married 2 >20yrs Yes

Notes:

N/A = not available

a

We used the average exchange rate in 2010, which was 13.15 Mexican pesos per 1 U.S. dollar (Internal Revenue Service 2012).