Exhibit 1. Descriptive statistics of analytic variables.
| Reference time period | Mean/frequency | Standard deviation | Range | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dependent variables | ||||
| Depressive symptoms scale | 15 | 2.98 | 2.98 | [0, 15] |
| Anxiety symptoms scale | 15 | 4.88 | 3.89 | [0, 18] |
| Neighborhood variables | ||||
| Collective efficacy scale | 3 to 9 | 18.30 | 4.52 | [2.33, 27.00] |
| Socio-economic disadvantage scale | 3 to 9 | 0.67 | 1.10 | [-2.06, 4.71] |
| Socio-demographic control variables | ||||
| Annual household income (dollars) | 3 to 9 | 41,367 | 43,064 | [868, 583,333] |
| Household residential moves | 3 to 9 | 2.33 | 2.09 | [0, 10] |
| Children in household | Birth | 1.25 | 1.29 | [0, 7] |
| Mother relationship to father | ||||
| Married | Birth | .26 | [0, 1] | |
| Cohabiting | Birth | .36 | [0, 1] | |
| Other | Birth | .39 | [0, 1] | |
| Mother education | ||||
| Less than high school | Birth | .30 | [0, 1] | |
| High school degree | Birth | .31 | [0, 1] | |
| Some college | Birth | .27 | [0, 1] | |
| College degree | Birth | .12 | [0, 1] | |
| Mother race/ethnicity | ||||
| White, non-Hispanic | Birth | .23 | [0, 1] | |
| Black, non-Hispanic | Birth | .50 | [0, 1] | |
| Hispanic, any race | Birth | .23 | [0, 1] | |
| Other race, non-Hispanic | Birth | .04 | [0, 1] | |
| Mother foreign born | Birth | .12 | [0, 1] | |
| Mother age (years) | Birth | 25.30 | 6.07 | [14.00, 47.00] |
| Child female | Birth | .48 | [0, 1] | |
| Child age (years) | 15 | 15.46 | 0.56 | [14.40, 17.88] |
| Mental health control variables | ||||
| Mother mental health | ||||
| Major Depression Episode | Birth to 3 | .23 | [0, 1] | |
| Generalized Anxiety Disorder | Birth to 3 | .07 | [0, 1] | |
| Maternal grandmother mental health | ||||
| Depressive symptoms | Before 3 | .30 | [0, 1] | |
| Anxiety symptoms | Before 3 | .18 | [0, 1] | |
| Childhood anxious/depressed scale | 3 | 5.40 | 3.23 | [0, 19] |
Source: Authors' analysis of data from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study. Notes: The reference time period corresponds to the approximate age of the focal child in years.