Table 4.
N = 1548 dyad for children ages 8-17 years (% of complete data) | N = 432 for caregivers of children 5 7 years old (% of complete data) | |
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Caregiver's Gender | ||
Male | 228 (15) | 66 (15) |
Female | 1313 (85) | 365 (85) |
Missing | 7 | 1 |
Caregiver's Age | Mean = 41.1, SD = 7.8 | Mean = 35.7, SD = 7.9 |
Caregiver's Marital Status | ||
Never Married | 122 (8) | 49 (11) |
Married | 1060 (69) | 306 (71) |
Living with partner | 67 (4) | 23 (5) |
Separated or Divorced | 256 (17) | 46 (11) |
Widowed | 23 (2) | 5 (1) |
Missing | 20 | 3 |
Caregiver's Race | ||
White | 980 (64) | 271 (64) |
Black or African-American | 337 (22) | 94 (22) |
American Indian/Alaska Native | 22 (1) | 3 (1) |
Asian | 30 (2) | 10 (2) |
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Is. | 5 (.3) | 1 (.2) |
Other | 107 (7) | 34 (8) |
Multiple Races | 50 (3) | 12 (3) |
Missing | 17 | 7 |
Caregiver's Ethnicity | ||
Non Hispanic | 1370 (89) | 381 (89) |
Hispanic | 167 (11) | 47 (11) |
Missing | 11 | 4 |
Caregiver's Relationship to Child | ||
Mother, Stepmother, Foster Mother | 1248 (81) | 352 (82) |
Father, Stepfather, Foster Father | 211 (14) | 61 (14) |
Grandparent | 42 (3) | 11 (3) |
Guardian or Other | 35 (2) | 2 (.5) |
Missing | 12 | 4 |
Caregiver's Education Level | ||
< = 8th grade | 27 (2) | 3 (1) |
Some high school | 75 (5) | 23 (5) |
High school degree/GED | 277 (18) | 71 (17) |
Some college/technical degree | 529 (35) | 126 (29) |
College degree | 433 (28) | 123 (29) |
Advanced degree | 193 (13) | 82 (19) |
Missing | 14 | 4 |
Child's Age (yrs) | Mean = 12.1, SD = 2.6 | Mean = 6.0, SD = .83 |
Child's Gender | ||
Male | 736 (48) | 189 (44) |
Female | 809 (52) | 243 (56) |
Missing | 3 | 0 |
Chronic Health Condition in Past 6 Months | ||
> = 2 Chronic Health Conditions | 791 (51) | 215 (50) |
Most Common Chronic Health Conditions* | 174 (11) | 33 (8) |
ADHD/ADD | 91 (6) | 23 (11) |
Arthritis | 84 (5) | 18 (5) |
Mental Health Conditions | 54 (4) | 7 (2) |
GI Conditions | 39 (3) | 7 (2) |
Diabetes | 24 (2) | 3 (1) |
Allergies | 13 (1) | 9 (2) |
*some participants reported more than one chronic health condition