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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Child Youth Serv Rev. 2015 Aug;55:210–221. doi: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2015.05.018

Table 1. Human Capital and Full Incomes of Mothers by Relationship Status at Birth.

Fragile Families Married Fragile Families
Cohabiting Single
(n = 3,289) (n = 1,033) (n = 1,576) (n = 1,713)
Mother's education
 Less than high school 40 19 39 41
 High school degree 41 24 40 41
 More than high school, less than college degree 18 21 20 16
 Bachelor's degree or higher 1 36 1 1
Mother has depression1* 13 8 14 11
Mother's health is excellent, very good, or good 89 96 90 89
Mother's age at baby's birth (in years) 24 30 25 23
Mothers' race/ethnicity
 White non-Hispanic 12 45 14 10
 Black non-Hispanic 54 17 44 64
 Hispanic 31 28 39 24
 Other non-Hispanic 2 10 3 2
Father is ever incarcerated2* 42 7 37 48
Full Income* 40,299 83,310 45,352 35,637

Note: Variables are from the baseline (just after the baby's birth) unless noted with a (*) indicating measures that were assessed at the 1-year survey. All rates are weighted with city weights from the 1-year follow-up.

1

From the Composite International Diagnostic Interview-Short Form. Indicates whether respondent meets the conservative criteria for depressive symptoms.