Table 1.
Participant Characteristics
| Percentage of Sample (N = 126) | |
|---|---|
| Child ethnicity | |
| European American | 2.4% |
| Hispanic White | 93.7% |
| Hispanic Black | 2.4% |
| African American | 0.0% |
| Other | 1.6% |
| Mothers’ highest level of education (in any language) | |
| college degree or higher | 53.2% |
| Fathers’ highest level of education (in any language) | |
| college degree or higher | 45.20% |
| Mothers’ native countries | |
| Columbia | 30.2% |
| Peru | 13.5% |
| United States | 11.9% |
| Venezuela | 9.5% |
| Cuba | 7.1% |
| Argentina | 4.8% |
| Puerto Rico | 3.2% |
| Mexico | 3.2% |
| Dominican Republic | 2.4% |
| Spain | 2.4% |
| Other | 11.8% |
| Fathers’ native countries | |
| United States | 25.4% |
| Columbia | 15.9% |
| Peru | 11.1% |
| Venezuela | 9.5% |
| Cuba | 9.5% |
| Argentina | 6.5% |
| Mexico | 4.8% |
| Dominican Republic | 4.8% |
| Puerto Rico | 2.4% |
| Other | 10.1% |
| Single parent households (all mother only) | |
| At child age 2.5 years | 7.1% |
| At child age 5 years | 11.9% |
Note.
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Other Spanish-speaking countries include Chile, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Panama, and Uruguay