. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 May 1.

Published in final edited form as: Child Dev. 2015 Jan 27;86(3):726–748. doi: 10.1111/cdev.12341

Table 1.

Demographic Differences Between the Miami and Los Angeles Sub-Samples

Variable	Miami	Los Angeles	Statistical Test
Countries of Origin	61% Cuban, 8% Dominican, 7% Nicaraguan, 6% Honduran, 6% Colombian, 4% Salvadoran, 3% Mexican, 2% Peruvian, 3% other countries	70% Mexican, 9% Salvadoran, 6% Guatemalan, 4% Honduran, 3% Nicaraguan, 3% Peruvian, 5% other countries	N/A
Percentage of Families Arriving Together	83%	67%	χ² (1) = 9.76^**, ϕ = .19
Duration of Separation (years)^a	2.72 (1.65)	2.28 (1.67)	t (66) = 1.06, d = 0.28
Years in the U.S.^b	Mdn = 1, IQR = 0–3	Mdn = 3, IQR = 1–4	Wilcoxon Z = 6.39^***
Annual Family Income^b	$27.028 (SD $13,454)	$34,521 (SD $5,398)	t (178) = 6.09^***
Years of School Completed (Parent)^b	11.17 (3.72)	8.84 (4.47)	t (289) = 4.92^***
Parent Employed Past Year^b	39.9%	52.7%	χ² (1) = 4.99^*

Includes only families who reported an immigration-related separation.

At baseline.

p < .05,

^**

p < .01,

^***

p < .001