Table 2.
Bivariate Characteristics of the Abused and Neglected Group and Matched Controls for the Full and Matched Pair Samples
| Variables |
Full Sample |
Matched Pairs |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcomes: 1989–1995 | N | Abuse/Neglect | Control | Statistical Test | N | Abuse/Neglect | Control | Statistical Test |
| Highest grade completed [M (SD)] | 807 | 11.2 (1.9) | 12.1 (2.4) | t = 5.80*** | 358 | 11.3 (1.9) | 12.3 (2.4) | t = 4.81*** |
| IQ test score [M (SD)] | 807 | 35.7 (6.1) | 38.8 (5.7) | t = 7.35*** | 354 | 35.1 (6.5) | 39.2 (5.7) | t = 6.26*** |
| Skilled job (%) | 791 | 37.4 | 54.1 | χ2 = 21.96*** | 344 | 39.1 | 58.5 | χ2 = 15.07*** |
| Outcomes: 2003–2004 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Employed (%) | 796 | 63.2 | 77.4 | χ2 = 18.54*** | 348 | 64.6 | 81.7 | χ2 = 13.09*** |
| Owns a bank account (%) | 797 | 54.0 | 65.9 | χ2 = 11.49*** | 358 | 53.4 | 66.1 | χ2 = 5.78* |
| Owns stock (%) | 803 | 15.4 | 31.7 | χ2 = 30.29*** | 354 | 15.3 | 33.3 | χ2 = 15.73*** |
| Owns a vehicle (%) | 805 | 65.5 | 80.4 | χ2 = 21.71*** | 356 | 65.2 | 79.8 | χ2 = 9.52** |
| Owns a home (%) | 805 | 34.5 | 50.7 | χ2 = 21.40*** | 356 | 34.8 | 47.8 | χ2 = 6.13* |
| Has nonmortgage debt (%) | 797 | 51.0 | 58.4 | χ2 = 4.36* | 346 | 60.1 | 53.8 | χ2 = 1.43 |
| Imputed Earnings ($) [M (SD)] | 755 | 18,888 (1,055) | 27,149 (1,203) | t = 5.16*** | 326 | 19,213 (1,818) | 28,341 (1,818) | t = 3.55** |
Note: t tests used for continuous variables. Chi-square (χ2) statistic used for dichotomous variables. Numbers vary in analyses because of missing information. There are a maximum of 179 matched pairs (total number of individuals in matched pairs = 358).
*
p < .05.
**
p < .01.
***
p < .001.