Table 3.

Bivariate analyses for all maltreatment-related investigations.

Case Characteristics	Household Ran Out of Money
	Yes		No
	#	%	#	%	x2
Primary caregiver risk factors
Alcohol/substance abuse	3107	40	8292	11	139.071 ***
Cognitive impairment	976	13	2535	3	67.288 ***
Mental health issues	3469	45	14,287	18	131.737 ***
Physical health issues	1244	16	4148	5	59.143 ***
Few social supports	3860	50	16,247	21	143.245 ***
History of foster care/group home	1188	15	2843	4	93.514 ***
Case history
No previous investigation	1591	21	29,693	38	53.793 ***
One previous investigation	1118	14	14,348	18
Two + previous investigations	5002	65	34,876	44
Child functioning
Internalizing issues	2335	30	22,284	28	1.219
Externalizing issues	2398	31	20,464	26	3.057
Developmental concerns	1902	25	13,478	17	15.512 ***
Academic difficulties	1793	23	13,018	16	9.219 **
Total	7711	100	78,917	100

** p <0.01; *** p < 0.001.