Table 1:
Child and Maternal Characteristics of 2145 US-born Latinx children
| Characteristics | US-Born Latina Mother N=1071 |
Foreign-Born Latina Mother N=1074 |
p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Child Characteristics | N (%) | ||
| Child Sex - Female | 500 (46.7%) | 524 (48.8%) | 0.33 |
| Child Age, Months (Mean, SD) | 13.5 (11.4) | 13.9 (10.6) | 0.39 |
| Low Birthweight (<2500 grams) | 141 (13.3%) | 102 (9.8%) | 0.011 |
| Preterm Birth - Gestational Age < 37 weeks | 149 (13.9%) | 102 (9.5%) | 0.002 |
| Child Ever Breastfed | 688 (64.3%) | 954 (88.9%) | <0.001 |
| Child’s Insurance Type | 0.09 | ||
| Public | 1031 (96.5%) | 1016 (95.0%) | |
| None | 37 (3.5%) | 53 (5.0%) | |
| Maternal Characteristics | |||
| Age, Years (Mean, SD) | 28.2 (5.9) | 25.2 (5.9) | <.001 |
| Depressive Symptoms | 359 (33.5%) | 303 (28.2%) | 0.008 |
| Marital Status | <0.001 | ||
| Married/Partnered | 272 (25.5%) | 450 (41.9%) | |
| Not Married/Partnered | 796 (74.5%) | 623 (58.1%) | |
| Educational Attainment | 0.004 | ||
| Never/Elementary/Some High School | 411 (38.5%) | 487 (45.6%) | |
| Completed High School | 388 (36.3%) | 348 (32.6%) | |
| Tech School/College Grad or higher | 269 (25.2%) | 234 (21.9%) | |
| Employed | 323 (30.2%) | 404 (37.7%) | <0.001 |
| Language of Interview | <0.001 | ||
| Spanish | 100 (9.3%) | 701 (65.3%) | |
| English | 971 (90.7%) | 373 (34.7%) | |
| Household Characteristics | |||
| Number of children in Household (Mean,SD) | 2.2 (1.2) | 2.1 (1.1) | 0.003 |
| SNAP participation1 | 719 (67.1%) | 470 (43.8%) | <0.001 |
| SNAP Benefit Amount per person per month in dollars (Mean, SD) | 93.5 (48.3) | 79.0 (42.0) | <0.001 |
| WIC participation2 | 898 (83.9%) | 972 (90.9%) | <0.001 |
| Household Food Insecurity | 281 (26.2%) | 335 (31.3%) | 0.010 |
| Child Food Insecurity | 116 (10.8%) | 203 (18.9%) | <0.001 |
1
SNAP – Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program,
2
WIC – Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children