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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Matern Child Health J. 2015 Oct;19(10):2223–2232. doi: 10.1007/s10995-015-1740-z

Table 2.

Quality of healthcare measures of children in immigrant families, by immigrant family type and race/ethnicity

N Healthcare providers
always spend enough
time with child

P values between groups
Healthcare providers
always listen carefully
to caregiver
Healthcare providers
are always sensitive
to family’s values
and customs
Healthcare providers
always give specific
information
Healthcare providers
are always partners
in care

<0.001***
Weighted %
<0.001***
Weighted %
<0.001***
Weighted %
<0.001***
Weighted %
<0.001***
Weighted %
Hispanic
 First-generation 1021 22.8 50.7 42.3 37.5 53.5
 Second-generation/both immigrant parents 2648 33.9 60.5 56.9 54.9 65.7
 Second-generation/one immigrant parent 2594 43.2 67.2 60.9 56.1 64.5
 Third-generation 4411 55.5 69.0 70.3 63.9 68.5
P values within groups <0.001*** <0.001*** <0.001*** <0.001*** <0.05*
Non-Hispanic White
 First and second-generations 3608 60.5 68.2 72.8 61.9 66.9
 Third-generation 54,042 66.4 72.7 75.5 67.1 72.9
P values within groups <0.001*** <0.05* 0.13 <0.05* <0.01**
Non-Hispanic Black
 First and second-generations 877 50.8 63.9 62.9 53.6 63.4
 Third-generation 6795 52.9 71.9 66.3 63.5 70.3
P values within groups 0.55 <0.05* 0.33 <0.01** <0.05*
Non-Hispanic Other
 First-generation 315 39.0 60.5 47.4 26.5 34.9
 Second-generation/both immigrant parents 1116 45.8 66.9 58.5 46.8 55.6
 Second-generation/one immigrant parent 1131 55.9 68.8 71.9 51.5 67.4
 Third-generation 4970 64.0 71.7 71.3 63.6 70.3
P values within groups <0.001*** 0.27 <0.001*** <0.001*** <0.001***

Missing: Spend enough time (2700), listen carefully (2545), sensitive to family’s values (2773), give specific information (2618), partners in care (2528)

*

<0.05;

**

<0.01;

***

<0.001