Table 1.
Descriptive characteristics of children in foster care at Time 1
| N | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|
|
|
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| Total | 360 | |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 199 | 55.3 |
| Female | 161 | 44.7 |
| Age (years)1 | ||
| < 2 | 156 | 43.3 |
| 2-5 | 85 | 23 |
| 6-11 | 65 | 18.1 |
| 12-19 | 54 | 15 |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Black | 58 | 16.1 |
| Hispanic | 254 | 70.6 |
| White/Other | 48 | 13.3 |
| Placement | ||
| Kinship | 135 | 37.5 |
| Unrelated | 218 | 60.6 |
| Unknown | 7 | 1.9 |
|
Reason for Foster
Care Placement2 |
||
| Neglect | 202 | 56.1 |
| Physically abused | 66 | 18.3 |
| Emotionally abused | 22 | 6.1 |
| Sexually abused | 53 | 14.7 |
| Parental drug use | 176 | 48.9 |
| Unknown | 11 | 3.1 |
1
Fisher’s exact test showed there is no statistically significant difference in age groups across ethnicity.
2
Percentages add up to more than 100% since 40% of subjects had more than one type of reason for foster care placement.