TABLE 2—
Sample Characteristics of African Americans in a Prospective Study of Childhood and Family: The Woodlawn Project, Chicago, IL, 1967
| Characteristics | No. (%) |
| Gender | |
| Female | 636 (51.2) |
| Male | 606 (48.8) |
| Poverty or welfare receipt (n = 1189) | |
| No | 583 (49.0) |
| Yes | 606 (51.0) |
| Family type | |
| Mother with other adults | 699 (56.3) |
| Mother alone | 459 (37.0) |
| Mother absent (family member as caregiver) | 61 (4.9) |
| Foster care | 23 (1.9) |
| First-grade math (n = 1153) | |
| A or B | 528 (45.8) |
| C or D | 625 (54.2) |
| Shy and aggressive behavior | |
| Neither | 646 (52.2) |
| Shy only | 202 (16.3) |
| Aggressive only | 211 (17.0) |
| Both shy and aggressive | 179 (14.5) |
| Mother’s Symptom Inventory score (n = 1232) | |
| Low | 470 (38.1) |
| Medium | 425 (34.5) |
| High | 337 (27.4) |
| Hospitalization by first grade | |
| No | 991 (79.8) |
| Yes | 251 (20.2) |
Note. The sample size was n = 1242. Frequencies do not always sum to 1242 because of missing responses. Totals may not add to 100% because of rounding.