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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of survey respondents (Nā€‰=ā€‰989), Ventura County, California, 2013

From: Social determinants of health in the Mixtec and Zapotec community in Ventura County, California

Characteristics

N*

%

Female

834/988

84

Married/living as married

847/970

87

Has lived at same address for 12Ā months

791/984

80

Spent part of the year in another city

144/961

15

Place of birth

Ā Ā 

ā€ƒOaxaca

818/966

85

ā€ƒGuerrero/other

148/966

15

Has at least one child living in Mexico

294/969

30

Languages spoken at home

Ā Ā 

ā€ƒSpanish & Mixteco

524/972

54

ā€ƒMixteco only

224/972

23

ā€ƒSpanish & Zapotec

79/972

8

ā€ƒSpanish only

77/972

8

ā€ƒEnglish & another language

64/972

7

ā€ƒOther language combinations

4/972

0.4

Heard of MICOP prior to survey

726/963

75

Ā 

Mean (Range)

Median

SD

Age of respondent

31.2 (18 ā€“ 86)

30

9.4

Number of adults in household

2.2 (1 ā€“ 10)

2

0.9

Number of children in household

2.7 (0 ā€“ 10)

3

1.6

Total number of household members

4.9 (1 ā€“ 13)

5

1.9

ā€ƒNumber of healthcare agencies/services used

6.0 (0 ā€“ 12)

6

2.5

  1. *Denominators vary due to missing responses.
  2. MICOPā€‰=ā€‰Mixteco/Indigena Community Organizing Project.