TABLE 1.
Demographic Characteristics of a Sample of Community Children (N=462) and Parents in a Study of the Continuity of Psychopathology From Age 3 to Age 6
| Variable | Age 3 Assessment | Age 6 Assessment | ||
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| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |
| Child’s age (years) | 3.6 | 0.3 | 6.1 | 0.4 |
| Mother’s age (years) | 36.1 | 4.5 | 38.6 | 4.5 |
| Father’s age (years) | 38.3 | 5.4 | 40.8 | 5.4 |
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| N | % | N | % | |
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| Child’s sex, female | 212 | 45.9 | ||
| Child’s race/ethnicity | ||||
| White/non-Hispanic | 401 | 86.8 | ||
| Hispanic | 39 | 8.4 | ||
| Black/African American | 7 | 1.5 | ||
| Asian | 9 | 2.0 | ||
| Other | 6 | 1.3 | ||
| Child’s school status | ||||
| Kindergarten | 235 | 50.9 | ||
| First grade | 187 | 40.5 | ||
| Second grade | 20 | 4.3 | ||
| Other (e.g., home school) | 20 | 4.3 | ||
| Interview respondent | ||||
| Mother | 451 | 97.6 | 426 | 92.2 |
| Father | 8 | 1.7 | 35 | 7.6 |
| Both parents | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Grandparent | 2 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.2 |
| Parents’ marital status | ||||
| Married | 435 | 94.2 | 413 | 89.4 |
| Divorced, separated, or widowed | 9 | 1.9 | 32 | 6.9 |
| Never married | 18 | 3.9 | 17 | 3.7 |
| Parents graduated from collegea | ||||
| Mother | 258 | 56.7 | 245 | 59.3 |
| Father | 209 | 46.7 | 195 | 47.8 |
a
At the age 3 assessment, 1.5% (N=7) of the mothers and 3.0% (N=14) of the fathers did not report their education level. At the age 6 assessment, 10.6% (N=49) of the mothers and 11.7% (N=54) of the fathers did not report their education level.