Table 1.
Demographic Characteristics of Former Prison Nursery Resident and Separated Families
| Prison Nursery (n = 47) | Separated (n = 64) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | n | M (SD) | % | n | M (SD) | |
| Caregiver relationship | ||||||
| Mother | 79 | 37 | 89 | 57 | ||
| Nonmaternal caregiver | 21 | 10 | 11 | 7 | ||
| Maternal Race/Ethnicitya | ||||||
| Black, Non-Latina* (African, African-American, West Indian) | 32 | 15 | 70 | 44 | ||
| Latina | 23 | 11 | 22 | 14 | ||
| White, Non-Latina* | 45 | 21 | 8 | 5 | ||
| Maternal age at child’s birth, Years | 28.0 (6.6) | 24.8 (5.4) | ||||
| Under 20 years of age | 6 | 3 | 17 | 11 | ||
| Married at child’s birth* | 17 | 8 | 2 | 1 | ||
| High school/general equivalency diploma at child’s birthb | 72 | 34 | 56 | 36 | ||
*
p ≤ .01