Table 2.
Selected sociodemographic characteristics of uninsured minority children and their caregivers (N = 267) in the Kids’ HELP trial.
| Characteristic | Mean or % |
|---|---|
|
| |
| Age of child (years), mean (range) | 7.3 (1, 18) |
|
| |
| Gender of child | |
| Male | 50% |
| Female | 50% |
|
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| Race/ethnicity of child | |
| Latino | 65% |
| African-American | 35% |
|
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| Child born in US | 95% |
|
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| Age of caregiver (years), mean (range) | 32.2 (17, 75) |
|
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| Gender of primary caregiver | |
| Female | 96% |
| Male | 4% |
|
| |
| Race/ethnicity of caregiver | |
| Latino | 64% |
| Argentine | 1% |
| Costa Rican | 0.5% |
| Honduran | 2% |
| Mexican | 73% |
| Puerto Rican | 0.5% |
| Salvadoran | 2% |
| Spanish | 0.5% |
| Venezuelan | 0.5% |
| Latino subgroup unknown | 20% |
| African-American | 34% |
| Comoros | 2% |
| Egypt | 1% |
| Ethiopia | 1% |
| Kenya | 1% |
| Mali | 1% |
| Nigeria | 2% |
| South Africa | 14% |
| Jamaica | 1% |
| Brazil | 1% |
| Cuba | 1% |
| African-American subgroup unknown | 75% |
| White/Caucasiana | 2% |
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| Caregiver born in US | 40% |
|
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| Primary language spoken at home is English | 45% |
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| Primary caregiver has limited English proficiency | 32% |
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| Marital status of primary caregiver | |
| Married, living with spouse | 39% |
| Single | 30% |
| Married, separated from spouse | 13% |
| Common-law marriage | 7% |
| Divorced | 6% |
| Living with partner | 4% |
| Widowed | 1% |
|
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| Primary caregiver not high-school graduate | 43% |
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| Primary caregiver unemployed | 53% |
|
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| Mean combined annual family income (range) | $21,857 ($1,440, $64,000) |
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| Mean number of children in household (range) | 2.3 (1, 13) |
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| Mean number of adults in household (range) | 2.1 (1, 6) |
a
Child is multiracial, and parent identifies child as Latino or African-American.