TABLE 1.

Sociodemographic Characteristics of Participants, by Gender and Current Parenting Status: Reach for Health Study, Young Adult Survey Wave, 2005–2007

	Fathers (n = 136)	Nonfathers (n = 276)	Mothers (n = 281)	Nonmothers (n = 297)
Age, y, mean	23.4	23.1**	23.2	23.0*
Race, %
Non-Hispanic Black	75.0	74.6	74.4	75.4
Hispanic	17.6	19.2	18.1	17.8
Other	7.4	6.2	7.5	6.7
Annual household income, %
< $10 000	21.3	22.5	32.0	25.3**
$10 000–$19 999	17.6	14.1	23.5	15.5
$20 000–$29 999	21.3	20.7	19.6	21.2
$30 000–$49 999	20.6	17.8	14.9	20.2
≥ $50 000	19.1	25.0	10.0	17.8
Employment, %
Full time	58.1	47.1	40.2	50.8**
Part time	15.4	22.5	20.3	22.2
Unemployed	26.5	30.4	39.5	26.9
Community violence, mean (SD)	17.6 (6.4)	16.6 (6.6)	15.9 (6.7)	15.0 (6.8)
Married, %	14.0	5.8**	16.0	6.7**
Church attendance, %
≥ 1 time per mo	23.5	19.6	23.5	26.6
At least few times per y	22.8	24.3	34.9	27.6
Not at all	53.7	56.2	41.6	45.8

Note. Total sample size was N = 990.

*P < .05.; **P < .01.