Table 3.
Demographic Characteristics of Participants
| Total (n = 321) |
Experimental (n = 224) |
Control (n = 97) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | n | %a | n | %a | n | %a |
| Caregiver Ethnicity: | ||||||
| White/Caucasian | 30 | 9.35 | 21 | 6.54 | 9 | 2.80 |
| Black/African American | 96 | 29.91 | 62 | 19.31 | 34 | 10.59 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 169 | 52.65 | 119 | 37.07 | 50 | 15.58 |
| Native American | 3 | 0.93 | 2 | 0.62 | 1 | 0.31 |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 2 | 0.62 | 1 | 0.31 | 1 | 0.31 |
| Other | 13 | 4.05 | 12 | 3.74 | 1 | 0.31 |
| Child Ethnicity: | ||||||
| White/Caucasian | 25 | 7.79 | 16 | 4.98 | 9 | 2.80 |
| Black/African American | 95 | 29.60 | 65 | 20.25 | 30 | 9.35 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 157 | 48.91 | 112 | 34.89 | 45 | 14.02 |
| Native American | 8 | 2.49 | 3 | 0.93 | 5 | 1.56 |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 1 | 0.31 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.31 |
| Other | 21 | 6.54 | 15 | 4.67 | 6 | 1.87 |
| Primary Caregiver: | ||||||
| Mother | 253 | 78.82 | 175 | 54.52 | 78 | 24.30 |
| Father | 6 | 1.87 | 5 | 1.56 | 1 | 0.31 |
| Mother and Father | 24 | 7.48 | 21 | 6.54 | 3 | 0.93 |
| Grandparent | 14 | 4.36 | 6 | 1.87 | 8 | 2.49 |
| Other | 14 | 4.36 | 9 | 2.80 | 5 | 1.56 |
| Caregiver Marital Status: | ||||||
| Single | 137 | 42.68 | 86 | 26.79 | 51 | 15.89 |
| Married or Cohabiting | 106 | 33.02 | 80 | 24.92 | 26 | 8.10 |
| Divorced | 14 | 4.36 | 7 | 2.18 | 7 | 2.18 |
| Separated | 44 | 13.71 | 34 | 10.59 | 10 | 3.12 |
| Widowed | 7 | 2.18 | 4 | 1.25 | 3 | 0.93 |
| Other | 4 | 1.25 | 4 | 1.25 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Family Income: | ||||||
| Less than $9,999 | 125 | 38.94 | 91 | 28.35 | 34 | 10.59 |
| $10,000 to $19,999 | 81 | 25.53 | 55 | 17.13 | 26 | 8.10 |
| $20,000 to $29,999 | 47 | 14.64 | 32 | 9.97 | 15 | 4.67 |
| $30,000 to $39,999 | 23 | 7.17 | 14 | 4.36 | 9 | 2.80 |
| $40,000 to $49,999 | 5 | 1.56 | 3 | 0.93 | 2 | 0.62 |
| Over $50,000 | 17 | 5.30 | 13 | 4.05 | 4 | 1.25 |
| Caregiver Education Status: | ||||||
| 8th Grade or Less | 32 | 9.97 | 27 | 8.41 | 5 | 1.56 |
| Some High School | 91 | 28.35 | 60 | 18.69 | 31 | 9.66 |
| Completed H.S./G.E.D. | 77 | 23.99 | 51 | 15.89 | 26 | 8.10 |
| Some College | 71 | 22.12 | 48 | 14.95 | 23 | 7.17 |
| Completed College | 21 | 6.54 | 16 | 4.98 | 5 | 1.56 |
| Some Grad/Prof. School | 6 | 1.87 | 5 | 1.56 | 1 | 0.31 |
| Competed Grad/Prof. School | 14 | 4.36 | 9 | 2.80 | 5 | 1.56 |
| Caregiver Employment Status: | ||||||
| Employed Full-Time | 75 | 23.36 | 54 | 16.82 | 21 | 6.54 |
| Employed Part-Time | 54 | 16.82 | 40 | 12.46 | 14 | 4.36 |
| Student | 18 | 5.61 | 13 | 4.05 | 5 | 1.56 |
| Retired | 8 | 2.49 | 3 | 0.93 | 5 | 1.56 |
| Disabled | 37 | 11.53 | 26 | 8.10 | 11 | 3.43 |
| Unemployed | 104 | 32.40 | 71 | 22.12 | 33 | 10.28 |
| Other | 16 | 4.98 | 10 | 3.12 | 6 | 1.87 |
| Caregiver age (mean ± SD) | 310 | 36.43 ± 8.74 | 215 | 35.74 ± 8.41 | 95 | 37.99 ± 9.30 |
| Child age (mean ± SD) | 299 | 8.87 ± 1.41 | 208 | 8.88 ± 1.45 | 91 | 8.85 ± 1.33 |
Note: Numbers may not add up to n=321 due to missing data
a
% is out of Total sample size (n = 321)