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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Fam Psychol. 2017 Mar 6;31(5):563–573. doi: 10.1037/fam0000309

Table 1.

Sample demographics for PI and NA youth.

PI NA
Total N 68 52
Child sex N Female 41 (60%) 26 (50%)
T1 age M (SD) months [Range] 26.31 (4.99) [18.97–36.66] 27.65 (5.71) [18.64–36.92]
T2 age M (SD) months [Range] 32.72 (5.10) [24.69–44.25] 34.68 (5.80) [25.58–44.05]
Child Race
  Asian N 28 (41%) 2 (4%)
  Black/African N 23 (34%) --
  White/Caucasian N 10 (15%) 46 (88%)
  American Indian/ Alaska Native N 3 (4%) --
  Multiracial N 2 (3%) 4 (8%)
  Other/Unknown N 2 (3%) --
Child Ethnicity
  Latino/Hispanic N 4 (6%) 2 (4%)
Region of Origin
  Southeast Asia N 23 (34%) --
  Africa N 22 (32%) --
  Russia/Eastern Europe N 17 (25%) --
  Latin America/Caribbean N 6 (9%) --
  United States N -- 52 (100%)
Household Income Median range [Range] $75–100k (22%)
[$35–50k - >$200k]
$75–100k (29%)
[$25–35k - >$200k]
Marital Status N Married 57 (85%) 51 (98%)
Primary Caregiver N Female 64 (94%) 51 (98%)
T1 Stay-at-Home Caregiver N 45 (67%) 27 (48%)
T2 Stay-at-Home Caregiver N 22 (35%) 28 (54%)
T1 Primary Caregiver Work Hoursa M (SD) hours/week [Range] 26.80 (15.87) [4–50] 23.10 (14.49) [0–45]
T2 Primary Caregiver Work Hoursa M (SD) hours/week [Range] 32.28 (12.72) [4–55] 26.86 (14.67) [7–47]
Primary Caregiver Education Median [Range] Bachelor’s (40%)
[High School/GED –
Professional/Doctorate]
Bachelor’s degree (60%)
[High School/GED –
Professional/Doctorate]
Secondary Caregiver Education Median [Range] Bachelor’s (42%) [Less
than High School –
Professional/Doctorate]
Bachelor’s degree (40%)
[Less than High School –
Professional/Doctorate]
Age at Adoption M (SD) months [Range] 24.61 (4.98) [16.70–36.13] --
Institutional Care Duration M (SD) months [Range] 17.86 (7.49) [4–34] --
% of Preadoptive Life in an Institution M (SD) % [Range] 76% (29%) [14–100%] --
T1 Time since Arrival M (SD) months [Range] 1.70 (.77) [.33–3.88] --
a

Mean number of primary caregiver work hours reported reflect outside the home work hours and exclude stay-at-home caregivers.