Table 1.
Variable | Mean (SD) /Percentage |
Range |
---|---|---|
Mother is white (omitted) | 0.175 | 0–1 |
Mother is black | 0.621 | 0–1 |
Mother is Hispanic | 0.179 | 0–1 |
Mother is other race | 0.250 | 0–1 |
Mother has < HS education | 0.224 | 0–1 |
Mother has HS/GED | 0.338 | 0–1 |
Mother has some college | 0.295 | 0–1 |
Mother has BA+ (omitted) | 0.143 | 0–1 |
Mother is single | 0.435 | 0–1 |
Mother was born in US | 0.920 | 0–1 |
Mother works full time | 0.530 | 0–1 |
Mother works part time | 0.192 | 0–1 |
Mother is unemployed (omitted) | 0.278 | 0–1 |
Mother is attending school | 0.189 | 0–1 |
Mother has 1 child | 0.315 | 0–1 |
Mother lives with any other adult | 0.773 | 0–1 |
Mother received welfare last year | 0.238 | 0–1 |
Mother received WIC last year | 0.769 | 0–1 |
Mother received food stamps last year | 0.359 | 0–1 |
Household income-to-poverty ratio | 2.5 (2.4) | 0–12.3 |
Child is firstborn | 0.404 | 0–1 |
Mother’s age (in years) | 25 (5.9) | 15–44 |
Child’s age (in months) | 35.3 (2.0) | 31–45 |
Notes: N= 604