When initially interviewed, the mean age of MA mothers and fathers was 37 and 38 years and for EA mothers was 41 and EA fathers was 43. On average, EA mothers completed 14.12 years (SD = 2.27) and fathers completed 14.02 years (SD = 2.35) of school, while U.S. educated MA mothers completed 12.41 years of school (SD = 2.26) and fathers completed 11.62 years of school (SD = 2.30). Of those parents educated in Mexico, mothers completed 8.66 years of school (SD = 3.89) and fathers completed 8.97 years of school (SD = 4.30). EA families earned, on average, $87,000 per year, while MA families earned $48,000 per year. This income disparity between EA and MA families is also found in the population at large (U.S. Census Bureau, 2005). In terms of language, our MA sample tended to over-represent Spanish speakers.
