Table 1.

Sociodemographic characteristics of mothers

Variable	SEC (n=31)	HEC (n=52)
	Mean (SD) or percentage	Mean (SD) or percentage
Children’s age (years)	3.9 (0.44)	3.9 (0.41)
Children born in Puerto Rico	32%	6%
Mothers born in Puerto Rico	88%	47%
Maternal education (years)	11.1 (1.9)	11.6 (1.4)
Mothers employed outside the home	40%	60%
Language usage (Spring Yr 1 of Head Start)
Language mother uses to child
All Spanish or More Spanish than English	68%	17%
Equal Spanish and English	24%	47%
All English or More English than Spanish	8%	36%
Language child uses to mother
All Spanish or More Spanish than English	52%	2%
Equal Spanish and English	18%	26%
All English or More English than Spanish	30%	72%
Language Usage (Spring Yr 2 of Head Start)
Language mother uses to child
All Spanish or More Spanish than English	45%	13%
Equal Spanish and English	36%	42%
All English or More English than Spanish	19%	45%
Language child uses to mother
All Spanish or More Spanish than English	36%	8%
Equal Spanish and English	26%	26%
All English or More English than Spanish	38%	66%