Table 1.

Sample Characteristics for Time 1, 2, 3, and 4

	Group
	Maltreated				Comparison
Demographic Variable	Time 1	Time 2	Time 3	Time 4	Time 1	Time 2	Time 3	Time 4
N	303	250	191	222	151	142	128	128
Age (std deviation)	10.84 (1.15)	12.02 (1.21)	13.85 (1.48)	18.28 (1.41)	11.11 (1.15)	12.28 (1.26)	13.57 (1.38)	18.15 (1.56)
Gender (%)
Male	50	48	46	47	60	60	57	56
Female	50	52	54	53	40	40	43	44
Ethnicity (%)
African American	40	40	47	43	32	32	34	35
Latino	35	36	29	34	47	45	43	42
White	12	11	8	10	10	11	11	10
Mixed biracial	13	13	16	13	11	12	12	13
Living arrangement (%)
With parent	52	63	62	56	93	94	95	85
Foster care or extended  family	48	37	38	24	7	6	5	3
Without caregiver	n/a	n/a	n/a	20	n/a	n/a	n/a	12