Table 1. Child Informants' Characteristics By Parents' Nativity Status, H-EPESE Wave 7.
| Overall (n = 629) |
U.S. born (n = 341) |
Mexican Born (n = 288) |
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| n | % (Mean) | n | % (Mean) | n | % (Mean) | |
| Age (mean) | 628 | 55.0 | 341 | 55.4 | 287 | 54.7 |
| Female (%) | 437 | 69.5 | 237 | 69.5 | 200 | 69.4 |
| Spanish Interview (%) | 364 | 57.9 | 172 | 50.4 | 192 | 66.7* |
| Education (years, mean) | 619 | 11.6 | 334 | 12.3 | 285 | 10.7* |
| Marital Status (%) | ||||||
| Married | 326 | 52.2 | 178 | 52.5 | 148 | 51.8 |
| Divorced/Separated | 159 | 25.4 | 93 | 27.4 | 66 | 23.1 |
| Widowed | 34 | 5.4 | 18 | 5.3 | 16 | 5.6 |
| Never Married | 106 | 17.0 | 50 | 14.8 | 56 | 19.6 |
| Proximity to Parent | ||||||
| Co-Resident | 292 | 46.9 | 145 | 42.9 | 147 | 51.6* |
| One Mile or Less | 198 | 31.8 | 112 | 33.1 | 86 | 30.2 |
| Another City/State/Mexico | 87 | 14.0 | 49 | 14.5 | 38 | 13.3 |
| Other (Unspecified) | 46 | 7.4 | 32 | 9.5 | 14 | 4.9* |
| Household Income (%) | ||||||
| < $15,000 | 174 | 27.7 | 90 | 26.4 | 84 | 29.2 |
| $15,000 to $29,999 | 157 | 25.0 | 77 | 22.6 | 80 | 27.8 |
| $30,000+ | 235 | 37.4 | 141 | 41.4 | 94 | 32.6* |
| Missing | 63 | 10.0 | 33 | 9.7 | 30 | 10.4 |
| Receives Income from Parent (%) | 89 | 14.2 | 56 | 16.4 | 33 | 11.6 |
| Self-Rated Health (%) | ||||||
| Poor | 32 | 5.1 | 15 | 4.4 | 17 | 5.9 |
| Fair | 226 | 36.1 | 122 | 36.0 | 104 | 36.2 |
| Good | 255 | 40.7 | 135 | 39.8 | 120 | 41.8 |
| Excellent | 113 | 18.1 | 67 | 19.8 | 46 | 16.0 |
Notes: The Sample is restricted to Respondents whose child served the Informant. The sample is not restricted to Informants with complete information on the characteristics presented in the table.
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p ≤ 0.05