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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Acad Nutr Diet. 2017 Sep 29;118(7):1208–1219. doi: 10.1016/j.jand.2017.07.024

Table 1.

Baseline sociodemographic characteristics of Latino mothers and their children (all participants) in the Niños Sanos study, North Carolina, 2011–2014

Personal Characteristics Total Sample (N=248)
N %
Mother’s Age
 18 to 25 years 72 29.0
 26 to 35 years 138 55.7
 36 to 45 years 38 15.3
Educational Attainment
 0 to 6 years 108 43.6
 7 to 9 years 76 30.7
 10+ years 64 25.8
Farmworker Statusa
 Migrant 68 27.4
 Seasonal 180 72.6
Household Immigration Statusb
 Any adult documented 38 15.4
 No adult documented 209 84.6
Child’s Age at Baseline
 2.5 to <3.0 years old 131 52.8
 3.0 to 3.5 years old 117 47.2
Child’s sex
 Male 119 48.0
 Female 129 52.0
a

If a mother classified herself or another household member as a “migrant worker who moves from place to place to do farmwork,” the family was classified as migrant. Otherwise, if the mother classified both herself (if relevant) and other household members as “a seasonal farmworker, someone who lives here all the time,” the family was classified as being seasonal.

b

Data is missing for one individual