Table I.
Demographic Characteristics of Families in the Overall Sample and Families With Children Who Provided Self-Report Data
| Overall sample |
Sample with youth self-reports |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (N = 318) |
(N = 151) |
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| Characteristic | M | SD | Range | M | SD | Range |
| Age of mother | 37.5 | 7.1 | 23–59 | 40.5 | 6.9 | 27–59 |
| Age of child | 10.6 | 3.9 | 5–18 | 13.5 | 2.4 | 10–18 |
| Mothers’ years of education | 13.9 | 2.3 | 7–22 | 13.8 | 2.2 | 9–22 |
| N | % | N | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender of child | ||||||
| Female | 150 | 47.2 | 77 | 51.0 | ||
| Male | 168 | 52.8 | 74 | 49.0 | ||
| Mothers’ marital status | ||||||
| Married or living with someone | 238 | 72.6 | 114 | 75.5 | ||
| Single, divorced, separated, or widowed | 78 | 23.8 | 35 | 23.2 | ||
| Annual family income | ||||||
| ≤$25,000 | 87 | 26.5 | 35 | 23.5 | ||
| $25,001–$50,000 | 88 | 26.8 | 48 | 32.2 | ||
| $50,001–$75,000 | 48 | 14.6 | 23 | 15.4 | ||
| $75,001–$100,000 | 36 | 11.0 | 17 | 11.4 | ||
| ≥$100,001 | 50 | 15.2 | 26 | 17.4 | ||
| Mothers’ race | ||||||
| White | 270 | 82.3 | 134 | 88.7 | ||
| Black | 30 | 9.1 | 11 | 7.3 | ||
| Other | 15 | 4.6 | 3 | 2.0 | ||
| Child’s race | ||||||
| White | 270 | 82.3 | 135 | 89.4 | ||
| Black | 31 | 9.5 | 13 | 8.6 | ||
| Other | 17 | 5.2 | 3 | 2.0 | ||
Note. Numbers do not add up to 100% because some participants chose not to report on certain variables.