Table 1.
Social and demographic characteristics of the sample at enrollment.
| Mean (SD)/n (%) | |
|---|---|
| Maternal education | |
| <High School | 17 (9) |
| High School or GED | 105 (55.5) |
| >High School | 62 (32.8) |
| Marital/cohabiting status | |
| Single | 104 (55) |
| Married/cohabiting | 85 (45) |
| Employed | 108 (57.1) |
| Smoking in the household (yes) | 38/(20) |
| Number of people/house | 4.1 (1.5) |
| Child sex (female) | 91 (48.2) |
| Child age (months) | 29.5 (9.1) |
| Child race | |
| Black/African-American | 76 (40.2) |
| White | 35 (18.5) |
| Mixed/other | 78 (41.3) |
| Child ethnicity (Hispanic) | 50 (26.5) |
| Child dental insurance | |
| Medicaid | 143 (75.7) |
| Child health plus | 35 (18.5) |
| Private | 10 (5.3) |
| None | 1 (.5) |
Not all n's sum to 189 because of missing response.