Table 1.
Characteristics of the Sample at Different Waves of Data Collection
| Interview |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | Records 1967-1971 |
1 1989-1995 |
2 2000-2002 |
3 2003-2005 |
| N | 1575 | 1196 | 896 | 808 |
| Sex (% male) | 49.3 | 51.3 | 49.0 | 47.3 |
| White (%) | 66.2 | 62.9 | 62.2 | 60.4 |
| Black (%) | 32.6 | 34.9 | 35.2 | 37.0 |
| Other (%) | 1.2 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
| Hispanic (%) | 0.3 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Ethnicity (% White, non-Hispanic) | 66.2 | 63.8 | 63.4 | 61.8 |
| Abuse/neglect (%) | 57.7 | 56.5 | 55.8 | 56.8 |
| Physical abuse (%) | 10.2 | 9.2 | 8.8 | 9.7 |
| Neglect (%) | 44.3 | 45.4 | 45.3 | 45.9 |
| Sexual abuse (%) | 9.7 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 7.5 |
| Mean age at petition (SD) | 6.4 (3.3) | 6.3 (3.3) | 6.2 (3.3) | 6.3 (3.3) |
| Mean age at interview (SD) | 29.2 (3.8) | 39.5 (3.5) | 41.2 (3.5) | |