TABLE 1.
Sample characteristics and descriptive statistics of main study variables
| Variable | M (SD) or % |
|---|---|
| Mothers’ age (range: 18–41), years | 23.59 (4.83) |
| Fathers’ age (range: 18–52), years | 26.00 (6.14) |
| Couples’ ethnicity and race | |
| Black | 43.52% |
| Latinx | 28.88% |
| White | 17.28% |
| Other | 10.31% |
| Couples’ education | |
| Neither parent has high school diploma | 18.18% |
| One parent has high school diploma | 33.97% |
| Both parents have high school diploma | 47.85% |
| Couple relationship length (range: 0.02–25), years | 3.62 (3.36) |
| Couple married (yes) | 8.95% |
| Mothers’ work status (yes) | 24.80% |
| Fathers’ work status (yes) | 78.10% |
| Number of biological children mothers have with BSF fathers | 1.43 (0.77) |
| Mothers’ multiple-partner fertility (yes) | 32.18% |
| Fathers’ multiple-partner fertility (yes) | 30.31% |
| Mothers’ reports of welfare receipt | 1.88 (1.17) |
| Assignment in the BSF program (intervention) | 50.54% |
| Mothers’ reports of fathers’ financial support to raise childrena | 3.93 (1.29) |
| Monthly family incomea | $2,363.35 ($4,614.25) |
| Material hardshipa (range: 0–4) | 1.38 (0.62) |
| Maternal depressive symptomsa (range: 1–4) | 1.39 (0.49) |
| Paternal depressive symptomsa (range: 1–4) | 1.29 (0.39) |
| Mothers’ reports of destructive interparental conflictb (range: 1–4) | 2.12 (0.73) |
| Fathers’ reports of destructive interparental conflictb (range: 1–4) | 2.10 (0.68) |
Note. N = 2,794. Unless otherwise stated, all variables are from baseline when couples enrolled in the BSF project. BSF = Building Strong Families.
a
Variable is from the 15-month follow-up period.
b
Variable is from the 36-month follow-up period.