Table 1.
Characteristics of the parents
| Characteristic | No. (%) of parentsa | ||
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| Total (N = 230) | Mothers (n = 162) | Fathers (n = 68) | |
| Age, mean (SD), y | 31.7 (7.8) | 37.3 (8.6) | |
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| Race/ethnicity | |||
| Black, non-Hispanic | 82 (36) | 64 (40) | 18 (26) |
| White, non-Hispanic | 50 (22) | 32 (20) | 18 (26) |
| Hispanic | 98 (42) | 66 (41) | 32 (47) |
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| Education | (n = 229) | (n = 161) | |
| < High school | 30 (13) | 19 (12) | 11 (16) |
| High school graduate | 56 (24) | 45 (28) | 11 (16) |
| Some college or vocational-technical training | 81 (35) | 58 (36) | 23 (34) |
| College degree | 62 (27) | 39 (24) | 23 (34) |
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| Partnered | 183 (80) | 124 (77) | 59 (87) |
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| Employed | |||
| Before death | 145 (63) | 86 (53) | 59 (87) |
| After death | 96 (42) | 56 (35) | 40 (59) |
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| Annual family income,b $ | |||
| < 3000–19 999 | 37 (34) | ||
| 20 000–49 999 | 31 (28) | ||
| ≥50 000 | 41 (38) | ||
a
Because of rounding, not all percentages total 100.
b
Data for 109 families; 63 families did not report their income.