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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2025 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2023 Dec 20;45(1):e21–e30. doi: 10.1097/DBP.0000000000001241

Table 2.

Characteristics of participants with complete data in the Measuring the Impact of Violence Against Children and Women During a Pandemic survey, 2020 and 2021 (N=4659)

Variable Category Mean/Total Number (SD/%a)
Age (years) 41.87b (SD ± 10.94)c
Sex Male 2150 (48.10)
Female 2509 (51.90)
Race/ethnicity White 3015 (56.89)
Black 508 (11.41)
Hispanic 634 (21.82)
Other 502 (9.88)
Marital status Married 3524 (73.60)
Single 1135 (26.40)
Education  No high school 176 (6.75)
High school graduate 1185 (29.27)
Some college 906 (18.40)
2-year college graduate 626 (12.77)
4-year college graduate 1053 (20.28)
Post-graduate 713 (12.53)
Current employment status Full time 2431 (50.61)
Part time 616 (13.66)
Temporarily unemployed 162 (3.74)
Taking care of home or family 677 (14.18)
Unemployed 319 (7.71)
Other 454 (10.09)
Financial income Less than $20,000/year 669 (17.18)
$20,000 - $49,999/year 1122 (25.10)
$50,000 - $99,999/year 1513 (31.84)
$100,000 or more/year 1355 (25.88)
Post-Covid change in financial situation Positively impacted 832 (17.85)
Stayed the same 2130 (45.77)
Negatively impacted 1697 (36.38)
Residence Big city 1157 (24.91)
Smaller city 790 (18.06)
Suburban area 1482 (31.48)
Small town 585 (11.79)
Rural area 645 (13.76)
Number of ACEsd 1.75b (SD ± 2.15)c
Number of children <18 years 1.83b (SD ± 1.05)c
Number Covid-related childcare disruptions 2.65b (SD ± 1.83)c
Helping my child(ren) with their education has been very stressful Disagree 1595 (33.57)
Neutral 811 (18.85)
Agree 2253 (47.58)
a

Percentages incorporate survey weights

b

Mean

c

SD=standard deviation

d

ACEs=Adverse childhood experiences, score ranged from 0 – 10.