TABLE I.
Characteristics of the Sample
| Two biological parents | 87.50% |
| Sex ratio (boys/girls) | 43/42 |
| Average age (years) | 33.6 (7.9) |
| of father (SD), range | 20–55 |
| Average age (years) | 31.3 (7.2) |
| of mother (SD), range | 17–43 |
| Average age (months) | 45.8 (12.9) |
| of children (SD), range | 22–71 |
| Average number of children | 1.7 (.8) |
| (SD), range | 40.0% |
| Average number of years of | 14.0 (3.3) |
| Schooling of father (SD), range | 14 |
| Average hours with child | 13.98 (6.1) |
| Per week (SD), range | 4.5–32.0 |
| Ethnicity of father | |
| North American | 80.3% |
| Latin American | 7.9% |
| Haitian | 5.3% |
| Other | 6.6% |
| Ethnicity of mother | |
| North American | 93.8% |
| Latin American | 4.2% |
| Other | 2.1% |
| Fathers’ schooling | |
| 12 years or less | 32.50% |
| 13–15 years | 29.90% |
| 16 years and more | 35.10% |
| Fathers employed | 78.70% |
| Mothers employed | 65.00% |
| Family income ($Can) | |
| 0–39,999 | 33.30% |
| 40–59,000 | 33.30% |
| 60,000 and more | 33.30% |