Table 1.
Parent and child demographics
| Ages 5–7 N = 432 (% of complete data) | Ages 8–17 N = 1,548 (% of complete data) | |
|---|---|---|
| Caregiver’s Gender | ||
| Male | 66 (15) | 228 (15) |
| Female | 365 (85) | 1,313 (85) |
| Missing | 1 | 7 |
| Caregiver’s Age | Mean = 37.5, SD = 7.9 | Mean = 41.1, SD = 7.8 |
| Marital Status | ||
| Never married | 49 (11) | 122 (8) |
| Married | 306 (71) | 1,060 (69) |
| Living with partner | 23 (5) | 67 (4) |
| Separated or divorced | 46 (11) | 46 (11) |
| Widowed | 5 (1) | 5 (1) |
| Missing | 3 | 20 |
| Caregiver’s Race | ||
| White | 271 (64) | 980 (64) |
| Black or African-American | 94 (22) | 337 (22) |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 3 (1) | 22 (1) |
| Asian | 10 (2) | 30 (2) |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Is | 1 (.2) | 5 (.3) |
| Other | 34 (8) | 107 (7) |
| Multiple Races | 12 (3) | 50 (3) |
| Missing | 7 | 17 |
| Caregiver’s Ethnicity | ||
| Non Hispanic | 381 (89) | 1,370 (89) |
| Hispanic | 47 (11) | 167 (11) |
| Missing | 4 | 11 |
| Caregiver’s Relationship to Child | ||
| Mother, stepmother, foster mother | 352 (82) | 1,248 (81) |
| Father, stepfather, foster father | 61 (14) | 211 (14) |
| Grandparent | 11 (3) | 42 (3) |
| Guardian or other | 2 (.5) | 35 (2) |
| Missing | 4 | 12 |
| Caregiver’s Education Level | ||
| <= 8th grade | 3 (1) | 27 (2) |
| Some high school | 23 (5) | 75 (5) |
| High school degree/ GED® | 71 (17) | 277 (18) |
| Some college/technical degree | 126 (29) | 529 (35) |
| College degree | 123 (29) | 433 (28) |
| Advanced degree | 82 (19) | 193 (13) |
| Missing | 4 | 14 |
| Child’s age (yrs.) | ||
| 5–7 | Mean = 6.0, SD = .83 | --- |
| 8–12 | --- | 665 (54) |
| 13–17 | --- | 566 (46) |
| Child’s gender | ||
| Male | 189 (44) | 736 (48) |
| Female | 243 (56) | 809 (52) |
| Missing | 0 | 3 |