Table 1.
Selected baseline characteristics of NEWWS LFA participants, by research group.
| Baseline Characteristic | Control Group | LFA Program Group |
|---|---|---|
| Parent | ||
| Under 18 at child’s birth (%) | 11.38 | 8.03 |
| Race (%) | ||
| Black | 52.67 | 56.44 |
| White | 28.91 | 28.34 |
| Latino | 16.57 | 13.82 |
| Other | 1.84 | 1.41 |
| Marital status (%) | ||
| Never married | 56.91 | 62.30† |
| Separated/divorced | 41.44 | 34.89* |
| Married | 1.66 | 2.81 |
| Received high school diploma or GED (%) | 57.64 | 59.48 |
| Employed in year prior to random assignment (%) | 40.15 | 39.11 |
| Earnings in year prior to random assignment ($1,000s) | 1.82 | 1.63 |
| Length of AFDC receipt prior to random assignment (%) | ||
| No prior AFDC receipt | 0.00 | 0.47 |
| Less than 2 years of AFDC receipt | 27.81 | 24.59 |
| 2 or more years of AFDC receipt | 72.19 | 74.94 |
| Child and family | ||
| Child is male (%) | 46.84 | 48.07 |
| Child’s age | 4.26 | 4.37* |
| Age of youngest child in family | 3.50 | 3.45 |
| Number of children in family | 2.15 | 2.22 |
| Sample size | 427 | 543 |
Notes: LFA = Labor Force Attachment program. Two-tailed t-tests were applied to differences between the LFA program and control group statistics.
†
p < 0.10
*
p < 0.05.