Table 1.
Demographics and Household Characteristics.
| Total (%) | |
|---|---|
| N | 281 |
| Caregiver relationship to child | |
| Mother | 264 (93.9) |
| Father | 14 (5.0) |
| Grandmother | 3 (1.1) |
| Caregiver age (years) | |
| <20 | 7 (2.5) |
| 20-24 | 65 (23.1) |
| 25-29 | 75 (26.7) |
| 30-34 | 75 (26.7) |
| 35-39 | 42 (14.9) |
| 40-44 | 9 (3.2) |
| ≥45 | 1 (0.4) |
| Unspecified | 7 (2.5) |
| Caregiver highest education level | |
| Less than high school graduate | 18 (6.4) |
| High school graduate | 78 (27.8) |
| Vocation/tech training school | 12 (4.2) |
| Some college | 73 (26.0) |
| College graduate | 68 (24.2) |
| Postgraduate | 32 (11.4) |
| Household income (USD) | |
| Less than $5000 | 57 (20.3) |
| $5001 to $15 000 | 28 (10.0) |
| $15 001 to $30 000 | 54 (19.2) |
| $30 001 to $50 000 | 47 (16.7) |
| $50 001 to $75 000 | 24 (8.5) |
| $75 001 to $90 000 | 17 (5.7) |
| $90 001 to $119 999 | 24 (8.5) |
| More than $120 000 | 27 (9.6) |
| Not reported | 3 (1.1) |
| Race | |
| Asian | 4 (1.4) |
| White | 172 (61.2) |
| Black | 87 (31.0) |
| More than one | 10 (3.5) |
| Prefer not to answer | 7 (2.5) |
| Not reported | 1 (0.4) |
| Caregiver employment Status | |
| Employed | 181 (64.4) |
| Full time | 127 (45.2) |
| Part time | 54 (19.2) |
| Child gender | |
| Male | 150 (53.4) |
| Female | 131 (46.6) |
| Child age (years) | |
| Mean | 6.34 (2.1) |
| Median | 5.4 (1.8) |
| Child attends school/day care | 125 (44.5) |
| Total children in the home | |
| 1 | 99 (35.3) |
| 2 | 97 (34.5) |
| 3 | 56 (19.9) |
| 4 | 18 (6.4) |
| ≥5 | 4 (1.4) |
| Unspecified | 7 (2.5) |