Table 1.
Unadjusted association between a child's baseline attributes and placement stability at 18 months.
| Early Stability | Late Stability | Unstable | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | % | (n) | % | (n) | % | (n) | F Stat | p-value | |
| 52.2 | (354) | 19.4 | (164) | 28.4 | (211) | ||||
|
Demographics | |||||||||
| < 2 years | 57.2 | (184) | 18.8 | (89) | 24.1 | (76) | 3.1 | 0.02 | |
| Child's Age | 2 − 10 years | 58.0 | (130) | 16.7 | (47) | 25.4 | (76) | ||
| |
> 10 years |
34.8 |
(40) |
23.1 |
(27) |
42.2 |
(59) |
|
|
| Sex of Child |
Female | 53.1 | (201) | 19.9 | (91) | 27.0 | (101) | 0.2 | 0.82 |
| Male |
51.0 |
(153) |
18.7 |
(73) |
30.3 |
(110) |
|
|
|
| White (Non-Hispanic) | 51.4 | (130) | 18.9 | (65) | 29.7 | (77) | 0.6 | 0.72 | |
| Race and Ethnicity of Child | Black | 55.6 | (154) | 18.6 | (71) | 25.8 | (81) | ||
| Hispanic | 44.6 | (48) | 26.6 | (18) | 28.8 | (31) | |||
| Other | 48.7 | (20) | 15.4 | (9) | 35.9 | (19) | |||
|
Child Health | |||||||||
| Child's Baseline Behavior |
Normal | 56.6 | (267) | 18.7 | (114) | 24.7 | (130) | 2.7 | 0.07 |
| Abnormal |
44.8 |
(85) |
21.5 |
(50) |
33.8 |
(76) |
|
|
|
| Any Child Health Problems at Baseline | Yes | 49.8 | (161) | 19.3 | (89) | 30.9 | (103) | 0.4 | 0.64 |
| No | 54.2 | (193) | 19.4 | (75) | 26.3 | (108) | |||
|
Abuse/Maltreatment History | |||||||||
| Neglect or abandonment | 44.7 | (99) | 23.8 | (48) | 31.5 | (70) | 1.1 | 0.35 | |
| Type of Abuse Reported | Physical | 58.4 | (157) | 15.3 | (67) | 26.3 | (82) | ||
| Sexual | 41.5 | (21) | 18.5 | (11) | 40.1 | (20) | |||
| |
Other |
55.1 |
(44) |
19.4 |
(19) |
25.5 |
(19) |
|
|
| Any History of CPS Involvement | Yes | 47.6 | (220) | 19.3 | (107) | 33.1 | (156) | 3.5 | 0.03 |
| No | 61.2 | (134) | 19.5 | (57) | 19.3 | (156) | |||
|
Birth Parent Characteristics | |||||||||
| Caregiver Has Serious Mental / Behavioral Problems |
Yes | 47.5 | (195) | 19.8 | (87) | 32.8 | (132) | 2.4 | 0.09 |
| No |
57.7 |
(159) |
18.9 |
(77) |
23.4 |
(79) |
|
|
|
| Caregiver History of Domestic Violence or Arrests |
Yes | 51.7 | (204) | 18.9 | (93) | 29.5 | (116) | 0.15 | 0.86 |
| No |
53.0 |
(150) |
20.1 |
(71) |
26.9 |
(95) |
|
|
|
| Caregiver Problems with Drugs or Alcohol | Yes | 54.3 | (196) | 17.2 | (95) | 28.5 | (106) | 0.7 | 0.50 |
| No | 50.0 | (158) | 21.7 | (69) | 28.3 | (105) | |||