Table 1 Maternal and child characteristics, National Longitudinal Study of Youth Cohort (n = 1106), 1992–94.
| Characteristic | Number | % |
|---|---|---|
| Injured in 1994 | ||
| Yes | 94 | 8.5 |
| No | 1012 | 91.5 |
| Place of injury | ||
| Home | 62 | 66.0 |
| Other | 32 | 34.0 |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 553 | 50.0 |
| Female | 553 | 50.0 |
| Race | ||
| White, non‐Hispanic | 598 | 54.1 |
| Black, non‐Hispanic | 308 | 27.8 |
| Hispanic | 162 | 14.6 |
| Other | 38 | 3.4 |
| Number of siblings | ||
| 0 | 233 | 21.1 |
| 1 | 731 | 66.1 |
| ⩾2 | 142 | 12.8 |
| Birth order of child | ||
| First | 333 | 30.1 |
| Second | 419 | 37.9 |
| Third or higher | 354 | 32.0 |
| Total household income | ||
| <$15 000 | 131 | 11.6 |
| $15 000–29 999 | 263 | 23.8 |
| $30 000–49 999 | 392 | 35.4 |
| ⩾$50 000 | 320 | 28.9 |
| Below poverty level | ||
| Yes | 188 | 18.8 |
| No | 811 | 81.2 |
| Insurance status (1990) | ||
| Private | 781 | 70.6 |
| Medicaid | 223 | 20.2 |
| Other/uninsured | 102 | 9.2 |
| Education | ||
| <High school | 203 | 18.4 |
| High school | 443 | 40.0 |
| >High school | 460 | 41.6 |