Table 1.

Characteristics of Sample Mothers (n = 48) and Their Children.

Maternal age (years), mean	32.5 (range = 20–44)
Country of origin—Mexico (%)	73
Length of stay in the United States (years), mean	9.5 (range = 2–21)
Maternal education
6th grade or less (%)	40
Greater than 6th grade to some high school (%)	30
High school graduate or more (%)	30
Annual household income
<$20 000 (%)	81
Mother lives with husband/partner (%)	79
Mother’s health status fair/poor (%)	23
Mean number of children	2.6 (range = 1–6)
Age of children (years), mean	6.6 (range = 2 months to 21 years)
US-born children (%)	81
Children’s health insurance status
Medicaid (%)	81
Uninsured (%)	19
Children’s health status fair/poor (%)	8