Table 2.

Descriptives for Total Cumulative Risk Score and Individual Items on Cumulative Risk Index

Risk Score Items	M	SD	Range	Risk Present (Proportion)a
1. Postnatal substance use	NA			.81
2. Chronic poverty status	NA			.37
3. Low social status	NA			.14
4. Primary caretaker changes	NA			.22
5. Sexual or physical abuse	NA			.02
6. Caregiver depression (BDI)	7.45	6.35	0–45	.15
7. Caregiver psychological distress	.56	.48	0–3.10	.15
8. Poor quality home environment	33.83	5.16	13.50–46.00	.16
9. History of child protective services involvement	NA			.28
Total risk score (sum of items)	2.24	1.41	0–7	NA

NA, not available; BDI, Beck Depression Inventory.

^aFamilies that met this criteria received one point on their cumulative risk score.