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NUMBER OF CHILDREN U.A.E. U.S.A.
Freq. % Freq. %
One 5 6.10 4 6.56
Two 18 21.95 6 9.84
Three 30 36.59 10 16.39
Four 16 19.51 6 8.84
Five 5 6.10 11 18.03
Six or More 12 25.10 22 36.07
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MOTHERS' EDUCATION U.A.E. U.S.A.
Freq. % Freq. %
None - - 7 11.48
Elementary 8 9.76 15 24.59
High School 27 32.93 19 31.15
College and Up 43 52.44 18 29.51
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FATHERS' EDUCATION U.A.E. U.S.A.
Freq. % Freq. %
None - - - -
Elementary - - 6 9.84
High School 19 23.17 16 26.23
College and Up 63 76.83 37 60.66
* Frequencies and percentages are not aligned due to the failure of subjects to complete all test items.
did so before 1980. In other words, the families living in the United States had been immigrants for a longer period of time than the families living in the U.A.E.
In terms of the number of children parents had, while frequencies and percentages were somewhat variable, both groups of parents had relatively large families. Findings observed for mothers' educational level, however, indicated that mothers living in the U.A.E. were a somewhat better educated group than mothers living in the U.S.A. Sp...