Table 1.

Comparative Profile of Sample Characteristics for Grandmothers Raising Grandchildren vs Grandmothers not Raising Grandchildren

Characteristic	Total (N = 5,298)	Raising Grandchild—Recent (n = 55)	Raising Grandchild—Long Term (n = 112)	Not Raising Grandchild (n = 5,131)
Age***, M (SD)	62.8 (6.8)	61.7 (6.6)	59.2 (5.5)	62.9 (6.8)
Black non-Hispanic***, %	9.9	34.3	38.4	9.0
Other non-Hispanic*, %	2.0	9.9	3.3	1.9
Hispanic**, %	6.5	14.2	16.2	6.2
Married***, %	66.2	43.4	48.9	66.8
Working full time, %	25.0	20.5	25.6	25.0
Working part time, %	9.1	7.2	12.4	9.1
Chronic conditions*, M (SD)	1.8 (1.4)	2.2 (1.4)	2.0 (1.3)	1.8 (1.4)
CES-D†, M (SD)	1.6 (2.1)	1.9 (2.0)	2.0 (2.2)	1.6 (2.1)
Income-to-needs ratio logged***, M (SD)	1.5 (0.7)	1.3 (0.6)	1.1 (0.6)	1.6 (0.7)
Insured, %	89.0	81.1	85.5	89.1
Increase in CES-D, %	13.6	17.8	16.2	13.5
Decrease in income-to-needs ratio**, %	34.4	60.4	31.3	34.3
Loss of insurance, %	3.4	4.6	5.8	3.4
Influenza vaccination (2004)*	63.8	39.0	59.0	64.2
Cholesterol screening (2004)**	84.2	60.6	81.3	84.5
Breast self-exam (2004)*	60.4	71.5	74.3	60.0
Mammogram (2004)	66.8	76.4	77.4	77.3
Pap test (2004)	63.6	45.9	64.5	63.8

Notes: Chi-square (categorical variables); analysis of variance (continuous variables); centered weights used for analysis. CES-D = revised 8-item Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression scale.

^†p < .10

^*p < .05

^**p < .01

^***p < .001