2011 The Palm Beach County Family Study (Full Report)

Table C- 2. Selected Health Characteristics of Mothers by Nativity a,bCharacteristic at Year 5All Mothers Foreign-born U.S.-born(N=310) (n=168) (n=142)Health insuranceMother covered*** 45 19 75All or some children covered** 87 83 93Health statusMother’s health good/very good/excellent** 83 77 90Focal child’s health good/very good/excellent* 95 92 98Focal child has special medical needs 19 16 22One or more well-baby check-ups 80 80 81Depression: CES-D score > 16 21 19 22a Data were weighted to adjust for the oversampling of mothers in the Glades and mothers screened “at risk.”b Previous versions of this table displayed U.S.-born mothers, foreign-born mothers who had been in the U.S. for 5 or more yearsand foreign-born mothers who had been in the U.S. for less than 5 years. At the time of the year 5 in-person survey, just nineforeign-born mothers had been in the U.S. for less than 5 years.Chi-square tests indicate differences are statistically significant at *p < .05, **p < .01, or ***p < .001.Table C- 3. Services, Economic Supports, and Social Support by Nativity a,bCharacteristic at Year 5All Mothers Foreign-born U.S.-born(N=310) (n=167) (n=143)Income supportsWIC*** 52 65 36Food Stamps** 47 38 57Earned Income Tax Credit* 35 29 42SSI (Social Security Disability)*** 11 2 21TANF 2 1 3Rent voucher*** 11 2 21Unemployment insurance** 9 4 15Attendance at religious servicesOnce a month or more often 52 56 47Use of formal servicesFive or more** 33 24 43ChildcareFocal child in childcare** 62 54 71Other preschool child in childcare (n=146)** 42 27 56Childcare subsidy for focal child 32 32 31Childcare subsidy for other children (n=74) 42 43 41a Data were weighted to adjust for the oversampling of mothers in the Glades and mothers screened “at risk.”b Previous versions of this table displayed U.S.-born mothers, foreign-born mothers who had been in the U.S. for 5 or more yearsand foreign-born mothers who had been in the U.S. for less than 5 years. At the time of the year 5 in-person survey, just nineforeign-born mothers had been in the U.S. for less than 5 years.Chi-square tests indicate differences are statistically significant at *p < .05, **p < .01, or ***p < .001.Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago 192