Table 4.
Demographic Characteristics of Youth by Reported Trauma Types
| Foster Parent Endorsed Trauma | |||||
| Variable | CSAa (n = 96) | CPAb (n = 95) | EAc (n = 176) | Neg.d (n = 100) | WDVe (n = 119) |
| Age (M ± SD) | 13.4 ± 3.2 | 12.9 ± 3.3 | 13.2 ± 3.3 | 12.9 ± 3.4 | 12.7 ± 3.4 |
| Race, n (%) | |||||
| White | 45 (72.6%) | 38(61.3%) | 67 (93.1%) | 41 (59.4%) | 47 (81.0%) |
| African American | 44 (42.3%) | 46 (41.1%) | 93 (79.5%) | 49 (45.4%) | 58 (54.2%) |
| Other | 7 (43.8%) | 11 (61.1%) | 16 (88.9%) | 10 (58.8%) | 14 (82.4%) |
| Gender, N(%) | |||||
| Female | 57 (69.5%) | 45 (51.1%) | 76 (81.7%) | 38 (44.2%) | 53 (63.1%) |
| Length of stay | |||||
| (months; M ± SD) | 22.2 ± 27.8 | 20.8 ± 22.4 | 20.4 ± 24.3 | 19.6 ± 23.8 | 18.8 ± 22.6 |
| Foster Parent Endorsed No Trauma | |||||
| Variable | CSAa (n = 86) | CPAb (n = 97) | EAc (n = 31) | Neg.d (n = 94) | WDVe (n = 63) |
| Age (M ± SD) | 13.3 ± 3.4 | 13.6 ± 3.2 | 14.3 ± 2.9 | 13.6 ± 3.2 | 14.4 ± 5.7 |
| Race, n (%) | |||||
| White | 17 (27.4%) | 24 (38.7%) | 5 (6.9%) | 28 (40.6%) | 11 (19.0%) |
| Other | 9 (56.2%) | 7 (38.9%) | 2 (11.1%) | 7 (41.2%) | 3 (17.6%) |
| African American | 60 (57.7%) | 66 (58.9%) | 24 (20.5%) | 59 (54.6%) | 49 (45.8%) |
| Female | 25 (30.5%) | 43 (48.9%) | 17 (18.3%) | 48 (55.8%) | 31 (36.9%) |
| Length of stay | |||||
| (months; M ± SD) | 20.81 ± 24.51 | 19.46 ± 25.98 | 19.71 ± 25.22 | 20.82 ± 25.76 | 22.36 ± 27.8 |
a
Childhood sexual abuse;
b
Childhood physical abuse;
c
Emotional Abuse;
d
Neglect;
e
Witnessing domestic violence