Table 1.
Demographic Information of Participants in the Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-up (ABC; experimental intervention) Group, Developmental Education for Families (DEF; control intervention) Group, and Low-risk Comparison Group.
| Variable | CPS-Referred
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Low-Risk Comparison (n = 30) | ||||
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| ABC (n = 19) | DEF (n = 21) | |||||
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| n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| Mother ethnicity | ||||||
| African American | 14 | 74% | 17 | 81% | 20 | 67% |
| White | 3 | 16% | 1 | 5% | 8 | 27% |
| Hispanic | -- | 0% | 3 | 14% | 1 | 3% |
| Biracial | 2 | 11% | -- | 0% | -- | 0% |
| Asian | -- | 0% | -- | 0% | 1 | 3% |
| Mother education | ||||||
| Less than high school | 11 | 58% | 6 | 29% | 1 | 3% |
| High school | 6 | 32% | 13 | 62% | 11 | 37% |
| Some college | 2 | 10% | 2 | 9% | 5 | 17% |
| College graduate | -- | 0% | -- | 0% | 13 | 43% |
| Child gender | ||||||
| Male | 14 | 74% | 13 | 62% | 11 | 37% |
| Female | 5 | 26% | 8 | 38% | 19 | 63% |
| Mean (SD) | Min – Max | Mean (SD) | Min – Max | Mean (SD) | Min – Max | |
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| Household income | $18,820 (16,637) | $3,816– 60,000 | $10,885 (7,389) | $3,762– $30,000 | $63,510 (52,245) | $2,400– $200,000 |
| Mother age (in years) | 32.1 (7.8) | 21.0–49.0 | 29.3 (7.2) | 19.8–43.8 | 32.8 (6.1) | 23.4–44.0 |
| Child age (in years) | 4.94 (0.60) | 4.12–6.13 | 4.83 (0.56) | 3.99–6.20 | 5.04 (0.59) | 4.21–6.52 |
Note: CPS = Child Protective Services