Table A4.
Prevalence Estimates of Parent-Child Unestrangement by Gender, Race/Ethnicity, Sexual Identity, and Birth Year of Child
| Mother | Father | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stays Estranged | Becomes Unestranged | Stays Estranged | Becomes Unestranged | |
| %/Mean (SD) | %/Mean (SD) | %/Mean (SD) | %/Mean (SD) | |
| Gender | ||||
| Man (ref) | 19.73 | 80.27 | 32.64 | 67.36 |
| Woman | 17.41 | 82.59 | 30.28 | 69.72 |
| Race/Ethnicity | ||||
| White (ref) | 19.73 | 80.27 | 31.32 | 68.68 |
| Black | 11.91 | 88.09 | 28.67 | 71.33 |
| Latinx | 27.02 | 72.98 | 32.33 | 67.67 |
| Other | 13.15 | 86.85 | 27.21 | 72.79 |
| Multiracial | 17.32 | 82.68 | 37.54 | 62.46 |
| Birth year | 1984.27 (4.98) | 1983.64 (5.78) | 1984.98 (6.16) | 1984.54 (5.51) |
Note:
p < 0.05
p < 0.01
p < 0.001.
Estimates are weighted. Sexual identity was only asked in 2018, so sample sizes vary relative to other variables. Mother n = 448. Father n = 2,258. Source: NLSY79 Child and Young Adult Supplement.