Table 1.

Sample characteristics—50 preschool children

		Mean (SD)	Median	Range
Age (at 1st interview) (years)		4.4 (0.99)	4.6	1.6–5.9
Female caregiver age		34.0 (12.1)	30	21–76
Female caregiver educational level (n = 49)		12.3 (2.1)	12	8–18
Father educational level (n = 38)		12.0 (1.6)	12	9–16
Days between interviews		18.0 (23.5)	11	2–131 days
	Percentages
Gender	68% male (n = 34)
Race	30% white (n = 15)
	64% black (n = 32)
	4% mixed b–w (n = 2)
	2% other (n = 1)
Female caregiver employed	62% no (n = 31)
Biological father in home (n = 48)	41.7% (n = 20) yes biological father
	62.5% yes any male caregiver