Table 1.

Descriptive Statistics of Background and Risk Variables

	N	Percentage	Mean	SD
Child race
White, non-Hispanic	2300	61.44		—
Asian	500	3.31		—
AA	250	6.28		—
Hispanic	700	24.57		—
Other	400	7.35		—
Race/ethnicity not ascertained	0	0.35		—
Mothers’ characteristics
Education
Less than high school	1350	35.91		—
High school or GED	1250	28.82		—
Vocational/technical	150	4.43		—
Some college	400	10.22		—
College degree or higher	1050	20.63		—
Mothers’ age			29.57	5.77
Fathers’ characteristics
Education
Less than high school	550	20.05		—
High school or GED	700	19.23		—
Vocational/technical	300	7.78		—
Some college	750	16.41		—
College degree or higher	1850	36.53		—
Fathers’ age		31.98		6.42
Household number of children			1.79	2.08
Median Household Income	4200		$40,001–$50,000	—
Percent below poverty threshold	500	15.05		—
Mother Risk Variables
Overall mother risk score			1.51	0.80
Teenaged parenting	200	5.38		—
No high school degree	1350	35.90		—
Low English proficiency			0.33	0.21
Unemployed	200	5.40		—
Poor physical health			0.39	0.18
Depressed			0.34	0.10
Consume 6+ drinks a week	50	0.73		—
Have been arrested	100	2.90		—
Father Risk Variables
Overall father risk score			1.52	0.79
Teenaged parenting	50	1.88		—
No high school degree	550	20.05		—
Low English proficiency			0.32	0.18
Unemployed	100	2.69		—
Poor physical health			0.44	0.17
Depressed			0.32	0.09
Consume 6+ drinks a week	300	7.94		—
Have been arrested	550	14.33		—
Child Risk Variables
Overall child risk score			0.63	0.31
Poor physical health			0.3	0.15
Disabled	250	5.00		—
Self regulatory behavior			0.29	0.14
N	4200

Note. Means are weighted; sample sizes are not. Range for continuous variables is 0–1.