Table 2.
Descriptive and nonparametric test statistics for key variables by referred and comparison mothers
| Variables | Referred Mothers (N = 152) |
Comparison Mothers (N = 33) |
Test Statistica |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (s.d., years) | 31.3 (7.38) | 31.3 (6.64) | U = 2438.5, z = .250 |
| Education (%): | χ2(2) = 29.32*** | ||
| <high school | 47.4 | 9.1 | |
| high school/GED | 29.6 | 21.2 | |
| some college/college degree | 23.0 | 69.6 | |
| Self-reported current drinking problem (%) | 31.6 | 12.1 | χ2(1) = 5.08* |
| PD-6: | |||
| mean scale score (s.d.) | 3.57 (3.10) | 1.48 (1.39) | U = 1492.5, z = 3.68*** |
| % at cut point ≥7 (scale range: 0-12) |
19.1 | 0 | |
a Mann-Whitney U, Pearson's chi-square
*p < .05, **p < .01, ***p < .001