Table I.
Characteristics of Study Parents (N=56)
| Relationship to child, No. (%) | |
| Mother | 37 (66) |
| Father | 17 (30) |
| Other female legal guardian | 2 (4) |
| Race, No. (%) | |
| Black | 7 (13) |
| White | 42 (75) |
| American Indian/Alaskan Native | 1 (2) |
| Asian | 2 (4) |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0 |
| Other or unknown | 4 (7) |
| Ethnicity, No. (%) | |
| Hispanic | 9 (16) |
| Non-Hispanic | 47 (84) |
| Age, median (range), y | 36 (22-57) |
| Marital Status, No. (%) | |
| Married | 39 (70) |
| Single | 17 (30) |
| Education, No. (%)* | |
| Elementary school | 2 (4) |
| High School | 16 (28) |
| College | 29 (52) |
| Post-graduate | 4 (7) |
| Other | 5 (9) |
| Employment, No. (%) | |
| Full-time | 30 (54) |
| Part-time | 3 (5) |
| Homemaker | 14 (25) |
| Other | 9 (16) |
*
Parents were categorized in the education level for which they had fulfilled any part.