Table 3.

Child Health and Mental Health Sample Characteristics by Placement

	Total (100%)	Foster (47.8%)	Formal Kin (19.3%)	Informal Kin (32.8%)
Characteristics	% (SE)	% (SE)	% (SE)	% (SE)
Child overall health
Good/fair/poor	28.5 (2.7)	31.3 (3.8)	31.5 (5.4)	22.5 (6.1)
Excellent/very good	71.5 (2.7)	68.7 (3.8)	68.5 (5.4)	77.5 (6.1)
Child up to date with immunizations	96.9 (0.8)	96.0 (1.2)	98.2 (0.7)	97.2 (1.8)
QuICCC-R
Conservative	30.3 (3.5)	33.9 (3.9)	31.2 (7.7)	24.7 (6.4)
Liberal	39.1 (3.2)	45.7 (3.5)	38.0 (7.5)	30.1 (5.8)
Diagnostic list
Conservative*	29.8 (2.5)	33.5 (3.9)	16.3 (3.4)	32.4 (5.8)
Liberal	51.0 (3.1)	55.7 (4.3)	42.9 (5.7)	49.0 (6.6)
Mental health problems
BITSEA problem/competence	51.6 (9.9)	58.1 (13.0)	68.1 (13.5)	26.2 (15.0)
CBCL, total ≥64*	26.1 (2.8)	33.3 (4.0)	15.2 (4.0)	23.2 (5.4)
BITSEA or CBCL*	28.1 (2.6)	35.8 (3.7)	17.7 (4.0)	23.8 (5.2)

QuICCC-R = Questionnaire for Identifying Children With Chronic Conditions; BITSEA = Brief Infant and Toddler Social and Emotional Assessment; CBCL = Child Behavior Checklist.

^*P < .05.