Table 1c.
Language Background of Thai and American Fathers
| Thai Mean (SE) |
American Mean (SE) |
p value |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Total number | 21 | 21 | - |
| Age (years) | 40.03 (1.12) | 39.01 (1.36) | .56 |
| Education (years) | 19.20 (1.33) | 17.81 (0.68) | .40 |
| Age of native language acquisition (years) | 1.78 (0.39) | 0.47 (0.19) | .005 |
| Age of other language acquisition (years) | 9.33 (1.50) | 13.50 (0.50) | .02 |
| Current exposure to native languagea | 86.90 (2.70) | 99.56 (0.22) | < .001 |
| Current exposure to other languagea | 8.57 (1.61) | 0.38 (0.18) | < .001 |
| Self-reported native language proficiencyb | 9.03 (0.24) | 9.42 (0.25) | .26 |
| Self-reported other language proficiencyb | 5.44 (0.39) | 3.83 (0.50) | .13 |
Note.
a
Exposure was reported in terms of percentage per day.
b
Proficiency was averaged across speaking, understanding, and reading domains, measured using the LEAP-Q, on a 0-10 scale.