Table 1.

Sociodemographic characteristics of mothers and children.

	Sequential learners (n = 15)	Simultaneous learners (n = 28)
Variable	Mean (SD) or Percentage	Mean (SD) or Percentage
Mothers
Age (years)	27.20 (7.81)	25.50 (4.08)
Education (years)	10.43 (2.14)	11.31 (1.20)
Working outside the home	40%	50%
Birth place
Puerto Rico	93%	50%
United States mainland	7%	50%
Number of children	3.67 (1.9)	2.75 (1.0)
Children
Age (years)	3.78 (.33)	3.83 (.47)
Birthplace
Puerto Rico	33%	7%
Unites States mainland	67%	93%
Fathers' involvement
Sees child 5–7 days/week	77%	42%
Sees child several days/week to a few times a month	8%	20%
Sees child 1 time/month or less	15%	38%