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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Fam Issues. 2016 Sep 27;37(14):1919–1944. doi: 10.1177/0192513X14551175

Table 2.

Distribution of Overall Acculturation among Youths, Mothers, and Fathers

Youths (n = 193) Mothers (n = 193) Fathers (n = 193)

Category Wave 1 Wave 3 Wave 1 Wave 3 Wave 1 Wave 3
Unidentified 2 (1%) 0 (0%) 1 (1%) 0 (0%) 1 (1%) 0 (0%)
Mexican 3 (2%) 0 (0%) 12 (6%) 15 (8%) 7 (4%) 2 (1%)
Low bicultural 73 (38%) 62 (32%) 55 (29%) 48 (25%) 32 (16%) 45 (23%)
High bicultural 115 (60%) 131 (68%) 125 (65%) 130 (67%) 153 (80%) 146 (76%)
American 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%)

Note. Percentages may not total to 100 due to rounding. Unidentified cases scored 1–2 on both the American values and Mexican values subscales. Mexicans scored 3–5 on the Mexican subscale but 1–2 on the American subscale. Low biculturals scored 3–5 on one subscale and a 3 on the other subscale. High biculturals scored a 4 or 5 on both subscales. Americans scored 3–5 on the American subscale but 1–2 on the Mexican subscale.