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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Public Child Welf. 2022 Sep 2;17(4):894–923. doi: 10.1080/15548732.2022.2118932

Table 1.

Means and proportions for the sample.

Mean / Proportion Standard Error
Disability 0.48
Emotional/Mental 0.34
Physical/Sensory 0.03
Both 0.04
Other 0.06
Outcomes
Full Time Employment 0.25
Part Time Employment 0.28
Educational Enrollment 0.32
SSI /SSDI 0.13
Demographics
Male 0.45
Race
 White 0.43
 Black 0.34
 Hispanic 0.18
 Other 0.05
Urbanicity
 Urban 0.82
 Non-Metro 0.16
 Rural 0.02
Foster Care History
Number of Placements 6.59 0.08
Total Days in Foster Care 1835 18
Ever Adopted 0.08
Medicaid Receipt 0.97
Parent Marital Status
 Married Couple 0.22
 Unmarried Couple 0.09
 Single Parent 0.56
 Unknown 0.12
SSI Benefits 0.12
Child Protective History
Reason for Report
 Parent Related Risk 0.22
 Child Related Risk 0.34
 Abuse 0.21
 Neglect 0.44
 Other 0.31
Number of Reports 3.23
Number of Victimizations 1.08
Parent Perpetrator 0.30

Notes. N=6,229. Outcomes are from the NYTD data, foster care history is from the AFCARS data, and child protective history (CPS) is from the NCANDS child file data. SSI is Supplemental Security Income and SSDI is Social Security Disability Insurance.