Table 1.
Descriptive statistics of Puerto Rican-origin children of the householder 1–17 years old
| Characteristics | All PR-origin children | SE |
|---|---|---|
| Total weighted (in thousands) | 1848 | 7.40 |
| Child characteristics | ||
| Age (mean) | 9.2 | 0.02 |
| Male | 51.3 | 0.13 |
| Female | 48.7 | 0.13 |
| Family characteristics | ||
| Family migration experience | ||
| P.R. no migration | 28.6 | 0.16 |
| P.R. migrants | 3.0 | 0.08 |
| U.S. no migration | 48.3 | 0.22 |
| U.S. migrants | 20.0 | 0.21 |
| Living arrangements | ||
| 2 married parents | 47.0 | 0.28 |
| 2 Cohabiting parents | 13.6 | 0.17 |
| One parent, no spouse or partner | 39.4 | 0.26 |
| Grandparent presence | ||
| No grandparent present | 96.4 | 0.08 |
| Grandparent present | 3.6 | 0.08 |
| Householder characteristics | ||
| Work status (by the number of hours worked last week) | ||
| No hours worked | 27.0 | 0.23 |
| Part-time (less than 35 h) | 15.8 | 0.21 |
| Full-time (35 h or more) | 57.2 | 0.28 |
| Householder educational attainment | ||
| High school or less | 41.5 | 0.30 |
| Some college | 36.3 | 0.26 |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 22.3 | 0.22 |
| Ability to speak English | ||
| Not well or not at all | 24.0 | 0.19 |
| Very well/well or only speaks English | 76.0 | 0.19 |
| Household characteristics | ||
| Number of children | ||
| One child | 30.3 | 0.21 |
| Two children | 40.7 | 0.25 |
| Three or more children | 29.0 | 0.28 |
| Poverty status | ||
| Not in poverty | 59.4 | 0.27 |
| In poverty | 40.6 | 0.27 |
Percentages may not add to 100 due to rounding
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2012–2016 5-year estimates and PRCS 2012–2016 5-year estimates
SE standard error