Table 1.
Sociodemographic and Background Characteristics for Caregivers (CG) and their Children
| N (%) or Mean (SD) | |
|---|---|
| Caregiver (CG) Characteristics | |
| CGage in years | 37.84 (6.33) |
| C Grace | |
| Other or unknowna | 131 (81) |
| White | 30(19) |
| CG gender | |
| Male | 4(3) |
| Female | 157 (98) |
| CG is child’s mother | |
| No | 7(4) |
| Yes | 154 (96) |
| CG education | |
| No formal education | 18(11) |
| Some elementary school | 65 (41) |
| Some middle school | 31 (19) |
| Some high school | 22(14) |
| High school graduate or GED | 7(4) |
| Vocational school or AA degree | 8(5) |
| Some college | 6(4) |
| College degree | 3(2) |
| CG health insurance | |
| None | 124 (78) |
| Public or private insurance | 35 (22) |
| CG relationship status | |
| Married | 79 (49) |
| Living with partner | 49 (30) |
| Divorced | 10(6) |
| Single | 23 (14) |
| CGborn in U.S. | |
| No | 136(85) |
| Yes | 25 (16) |
| CG region of birthb | |
| Mexico | 96 (60) |
| Central America | 37 (23) |
| Other (e.g., Cuba) | 3(2) |
| Number of years in U.S.b | 18.01 (6.76) |
| CG interview language | |
| Spanish | 128 (80) |
| English or English & Spanish | 33 (21) |
| Migrant farm work | |
| Entire family | 37 (23) |
| Parent and/or other member | 34(21) |
| No one in family | 88 (55) |
| Child Characteristics | |
| Child age at first dose | 11.82(1.58) |
| Child racea | |
| Other or unknown | 134 (83) |
| White | 27(17) |
| Child gender | |
| Male | 86 (53) |
| Female | 75(47) |
| Child eligible for free school mealsc | |
| No | 2(1) |
| Yes | 139(86) |
| Unknown | 20(12) |
| Child health insurance | |
| None | 10(6) |
| Public or private insurance | 150(94) |
| Child born in U.S. | |
| No | 5(3) |
| Yes | 156 (97) |
a
Most participants described their race and their daughter or son’s race as “Hispanic” or “Latina/o.” Such responses were coded as “unknown.”
b
Assessed among foreign-born caregivers only.
c
20 participants are missing a response to this question because it was added to the interview after data collection had already begun. This variable was used as a proxy for family income.