Table 1 Focus group demographics
8 sites, N = 68 | |
|---|---|
Spanish language focus group (%) | 35 (51.5) |
Caregiver female (%) | 65 (95.6) |
Caregiver age, mean (SD) | 30.9 (6.7) |
Child female (%) | 38 (55.9) |
Child age in months, mean (SD)a | 17.7 (16.2) |
Child insurance (%) | |
Medicaid | 42 (61.8) |
Private | 0 (0.0) |
Unsure type | 25 (36.8) |
None | 1 (1.5) |
Unsure if child’s medical insurance covers dentalb (%) | 8 (11.9) |
Child has dental insuranceb (%) | 56 (83.6) |
Caregiver insurance (%) | |
Medicaid | 26 (38.2) |
Private | 3 (4.4) |
Unsure type | 17 (25.0) |
None | 22 (32.4) |
Caregiver has dental insurancec (%) | 38 (64.4) |
Caregiver education (%) | |
Less than high school | 22 (32.4) |
High school degree or GED | 29 (42.7) |
More than high school | 17 (25.0) |
Caregiver race (%) | |
Black | 24 (35.3) |
White | 2 (2.9) |
Other | 42 (61.8) |
Caregiver Hispanic (%) | 42 (61.8) |
Mexican heritaged | 29 (85.3) |
Born in the mainland USAe | 10 (23.8) |
Caregiver relationship status (%) | |
Married/living with partner | 37 (54.4) |
Single | 29 (42.7) |
Other | 2 (2.9) |
Total people living in home, median (range) | 4 (2–10) |
Number of children, median (range) | 2 (1–8) |
Caregiver has had caries in past (%) | 48 (70.6) |