Table 1.
Descriptive Statistics
| NRFC | KC | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| N Placements | 35,954 | 20,712 | |
| M or % | M or % | Sig. | |
| White | 43.95 | 47.46 | *** |
| Black | 30.78 | 28.74 | *** |
| American Indian | 4.88 | 5.83 | *** |
| Hispanic | 9.60 | 9.52 | |
| Other/multiracial | 10.81 | 8.45 | *** |
| Male | 50.44 | 49.72 | |
| Long term arrangement expected | 68.80 | 76.11 | *** |
| Age 0 to 2 | 28.03 | 30.95 | *** |
| Age 3 to 5 | 17.12 | 21.12 | *** |
| Age 6 to 10 | 20.55 | 22.47 | *** |
| Age 11 to 14 | 16.48 | 13.91 | *** |
| Age 15+ | 17.83 | 11.55 | *** |
| History of neglect | 52.86 | 59.40 | *** |
| History of sexual abuse | 7.26 | 5.83 | *** |
| History of physical abuse | 19.58 | 19.29 | |
| Rural county | 5.55 | 4.94 | ** |
| Large/urban county | 68.68 | 68.80 | |
| Percent of county non-white | 17.09 | 18.20 | *** |
| County child poverty rate | 20.77 | 21.14 | *** |
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