Table A1.
Prevalence Estimates of Parent-Child Estrangement (based only on contact) by Gender, Race/Ethnicity, Sexual Identity, and Birth Year of Child
| Mother | Father | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not Estranged | Estranged | Not Estranged | Estranged | |
| %/Mean (SD) | %/Mean (SD) | %/Mean (SD) | %/Mean (SD) | |
| Gender | ||||
| Man (ref) | 96.01 | 3.99 | 81.19 | 18.81 |
| Woman | 96.14 | 3.86 | 79.15 | 20.85* |
| Race/Ethnicity | ||||
| White (ref) | 95.53 | 4.47 | 84.15 | 15.85 |
| Black | 96.06 | 3.94 | 59.28 | 40.72*** |
| Latinx | 94.38 | 5.62 | 72.77 | 27.23*** |
| Other | 93.02 | 6.98 | 73.37 | 26.63** |
| Multiracial | 97.79 | 2.21*** | 90.68 | 9.32*** |
| Sexuality | ||||
| Heterosexual (ref) | 96.52 | 3.48 | 83.81 | 16.19 |
| Gay/lesbian | 96.88 | 3.12 | 80.53 | 19.47 |
| Bisexual | 95.81 | 4.19 | 74.82 | 25.18** |
| Birth year | 1988.15 (6.37) | 1983.93*** (6.03) | 1988.93 (5.96) | 19984.42*** (6.74) |
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 = 8,495. Father n = 8,119. Source: NLSY79 Child and Young Adult Supplement.