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. 2019 Feb 14;19:191. doi: 10.1186/s12889-019-6521-y

Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of children by sibling birth order (n = 174)

Older Sibling (n = 87) Younger Sibling (n = 87)
n (%) years (std) n (%) years (std)
Age 11.2 (1.6) 8.3 (1.6)
Gender
 Male 42 (48.3) 44 (50.6)
 Female 45 (51.7) 43 (49.4)
Nativity
 United States 70 (80.5) 81 (93.1)
 Mexico 17 (19.5) 6 (6.9)