Table 1. Characteristics of the survey sample.
| Age mean ± SD, years | 28.5 ± 6.6 |
| Race/ethnicity, n (%) | |
| White/non-Hispanic | 474 (67.9) |
| White/Hispanic | 35 (5.0) |
| Black/African American | 95 (13.6) |
| Asian | 27 (3.9) |
| Othera | 60 (8.6) |
| Refused/missing | 7 (1.0) |
| Marital status, n (%) | |
| Married/living as married | 522 (74.8) |
| Separated/divorced/single | 168 (24.1) |
| Refused/missing | 8 (1.1) |
| Employment, n (%) | |
| Full-time | 134 (19.2) |
| Part-time | 88 (12.6) |
| Homemaker | 315 (45.1) |
| Student | 49 (7.0) |
| Retired/disabled/unemployed | 104 (14.9) |
| Refused/missing | 8 (1.1) |
| Education, n (%) | |
| No high school diploma | 31 (4.4) |
| High school diploma/GED | 190 (27.2) |
| Some college/Associate's | 288 (41.2) |
| Four-year college degree | 137 (19.6) |
| Graduate school | 44 (6.3) |
| Refused/missing | 8 (1.1) |
| Income, n (%) | |
| Less than $10,000 | 74 (10.6) |
| $10,000-$29,000 | 192 (27.5) |
| $30,000-$49,000 | 179 (25.6) |
| $50,000-$74,000 | 113 (16.2) |
| $75,000 or more | 97 (13.9) |
| Refused/missing | 43 (6.2) |
| Target child age, n (%) | |
| Less than 12 months | 264 (37.8) |
| 12 to 18.9 months | 228 (32.7) |
| 19 months or older | 204 (29.2) |
N = 698;
a
includes participants of mixed race.