Table 1.

Sample Demographics

Prenatal marital status – N (%)
Married or Living w/Partner	196 (89%)
Not married	24 (11%)
Education – N (%)
Did not attend school	2 (1%)
1 through 8 years of school	63 (29%)
Some high school completed	73 (33%)
High school graduate/GED	56 (25%)
Some college, vocational or technical school	9 (4%)
Associates/Vocational/Technical School	4 (2%)
College degree (BS/BA) or Above	13 (6%)
Maternal Age – Range; M (SD)	18–42; 28.2 (6.4)
Number of biological children – Range; M (SD)	1–8; 2 (1.6)
Country of birth – N (%)
U.S.	25 (11%)
Mexico	193 (88%)
Other	2 (1%)
Age of immigration to U.S. – Range; M (SD)	0–35; 16.4 (7.5)
Family Income N (%)
≤ $5,000	24 (11%)
$5,001 – $10,000	41 (19%)
$10,001 – $15,000	61 (28%)
$15,001 – $20,000	26 (12%)
$20,001 – $25,000	28 (13%)
$25,001 – $30,000	13 (6%)
$30,001 – $40,000	13 (6%)
≥ $40,000	10 (5%)
Language spoken in the home - N (%)
English	36 (16%)
Spanish	184 (84%)
Birth weight (g) – Range; M (SD)	1190–4935; 3404 (464)
Low birth weight (<2500 g) - N (%)	2 (1%)
Gestational age (wks) – Range; M (SD)	26–42; 39.3 (1.5)
Preterm birth (< 37wks) – N (%)	8 (3.6%)
APGAR (5 min) – Range; M (SD)	5–10; 8.9 (.49)
Infant cortisol (non-transformed) – M (SD)
T0 (pre interaction tasks)	.196 (.19)
T1 (immediately post interaction tasks)	.308 (.34)
T2 (20-min post interaction tasks)	.332 (.32)
T3 (40-min post interaction tasks)	.274 (.32)