Table 1.
Demographic Characteristics of Participants
| Child Race/Ethnicity | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| African American (N = 154) | Latino (N = 205) | x2(df) | |
| Child gender | 0.71 (1) | ||
| Boy | 88 (57.1%) | 108 (52.7%) | |
| Girl | 66 (42.9%) | 97 (47.3%) | |
| Times below 50% poverty | 74.60**(4) | ||
| 0 | 41 (26.6%) | 134 (65.4%) | |
| 1 | 31 (20.1%) | 42 (20.5%) | |
| 2 | 34 (22.1%) | 19 (9.3%) | |
| 3 | 30 (19.5%) | 7 (3.4%) | |
| 4 | 18 (11.7%) | 3 (1.5%) | |
| Maternal education | 32.26**(2) | ||
| Less than high school | 23 (14.9%) | 86 (42.0%) | |
| High school / GED | 68 (44.2%) | 72 (35.1%) | |
| More than high school | 63 (40.9%) | 47 (22.9%) | |
| Latino mothers only | |||
| Nativity | |||
| U.S.-born | 54 (26.3%) | ||
| Foreign-born | 151 (73.7%) | ||
| Country of origin if foreign-born | |||
| Mexico | 144 (95.3%) | ||
| Central/South America | 7 (4.7%) | ||
| Primary language | |||
| English-dominant | 11 (5.8%) | ||
| Spanish-dominant | 118 (61.8%) | ||
| Bilingual | 62 (32.5%) | ||
*
p < .05
**
p < .01.