Table 1.

Self-Reported Demographic Characteristics of Low-Income Spanish-Speaking Parent or Caregiver and their Child Closest to 3 Years of Age (N=105)

Caregiver Characteristic	Count (%) or Mean ± SD; median; range
Mothers	81 (77%)
Age (years)	33.7 ± 8; median=33; range=18–57
Caregiver birth country
U.S.	11 (10%)
Mexico	91 (87%)
Other	3 (3%)
Years living in the U.S. if foreign born (n=94)	12.3 ±6.6; median=11; range=3–31
Years completed in School
6 years or less	35 (33%)
7–11 years	18 (17%)
High School diploma	33 (31%)
More than High School	19 (18%)
Self-rated oral health
Excellent	3 (3%)
Very Good	3 (3%)
Good	19 (18%)
Average (translated as “regular”)	53 (50%)
Bad	27 (25%)
Number of children in household	2.4 ± 1.1; median=2; range=0–5*
Child Characteristic
Age (years)	3.0 ± 1.3; median=3; range=0–5
Female	47 (45%)
U.S. Born	102 (98%)
First born child	38 (36%)
Never had dental visit	14 (13%)
Received fluoride varnish in past year	50 (48%)
Currently take fluoride supplement*	12 (18%)†
Child stopped using a baby bottle before age 2 years‡	29 (31%)‡
Caregiver-rated child oral health
Excellent	14 (13%)
Very Good	10 (10%)
Good	44 (42%)
Average (translated as “regular”)	35 (33%)
Bad	2 (2%)

This table adapted from Table 3 in Hoeft et al BMC Oral Health⁴⁹

^*Caregivers with zero children were grandparents or childcare providers who did not have children under 5 of their own, but cared for such children regularly

^†n=65 for the question about fluoride supplements, due to poorly followed skip pattern in the survey

^‡n=94; (9 children under age 2 still using the bottle)