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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Soc Sci Res. 2016 Jun 9;60:283–296. doi: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2016.06.007

Table 1.

Descriptive Statistics for Full Sample at Baseline (BWISE Mother Sample, n=339)

Mean / Percent (SD) Range
Sociodemographics
  Age (years) 32.3 (7.4) 19.0 – 54.0
  Education (years) 12.0 (2.1) 5.0 – 20.0
  Married1 16.1%
  Employed full/part-time 47.4%
  Median personal income (thousands) 9.9 (11.4) 2.5 – 87.5
  Homeless 20.4%
  Number of children <18 2.4 (1.4) 1.0 – 8.0
Sexual Orientation
  Bisexual or Lesbian 21.3%
Illicit Substance Use (past year)
  Marijuana 48.6%
  Crack/Cocaine 32.2%
Criminal Involvement
  Ever incarcerated after a conviction (as an adult) 70.8%
Mental Health
  Lifetime psychological symptoms 0.3 (0.3) 0.0 – 1.0
  Meets PTSD criteria 10.6%
Victimization History
  Victimization – childhood 4.8 (5.2) 0.0 – 18.0
  Victimization – adulthood 7.7 (7.8) 0.0 – 33.0
Perceived Social Support
  Family 5.2 (1.8) 1.0 – 7.0
  Friends 4.9 (1.8) 1.0 – 7.0
  Significant Other 5.9 (1.4) 1.0 – 7.0
Custody Loss Events
  Informal Loss 23.3%
  Official Loss 42.8%
1

Omitted category is “not currently married (legal or common-law)”