Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of parents who adopted internationally, foster parents, parents living in poverty and referred to Child Protective Services (CPS), and parents from a community sample
| Internationally Adoptive Parents | Foster Parents | Poverty/CPS-Referred Parents | Community Parents | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) at AAI mean (SD) | 39.61 (5.62) | 43.31 (9.75) | 26.02 (7.53) | 25.05 (5.41) |
| Sex (% female) | 95.9 | 93.0 | 97.2 | 100.0 |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| Caucasian (%) | 95.1 | 38.3 | 21.5 | 49.4 |
| African American (%) | 0.7 | 54.2 | 61.5 | 46.3 |
| Hispanic (%) | 1.4 | 2.2 | 10.7 | 0.0 |
| Biracial (%) | 0.0 | 1.8 | 4.8 | 4.2 |
| Other (%) | 2.8 | 3.6 | 1.5 | 0.0 |
| Marital status | ||||
| Married (%) | 88.4 | 54.8 | 6.6 | 40.2 |
| Cohabitating, not married (%) | 2.1 | 4.6 | 16.5 | 30.9 |
| Not cohabitating, not married (%) | 9.6 | 40.7 | 75.1 | 28.9 |
| Education | ||||
| Less than high school degree (%) | 0.0 | 13.4 | 60.1 | 8.2 |
| High school degree or GED (%) | 1.4 | 28.0 | 29.8 | 18.3 |
| Some college (%) | 12.6 | 32.1 | 8.1 | 31.5 |
| Baccalaureate degree (%) | 42.7 | 19.1 | 1.6 | 26.5 |
| Postbaccalaureate degree (%) | 43.4 | 7.3 | 0.4 | 15.6 |
| Household income | ||||
| <$10,000 (%) | 0.0 | 6.8 | 54.0 | 16.9 |
| $10,000–$19,999 (%) | 0.0 | 12.0 | 23.6 | 14.0 |
| $20,000–$29,000 (%) | 0.0 | 15.8 | 10.3 | 16.1 |
| $30,000–$39,000 (%) | 0.0 | 19.2 | 6.9 | 9.1 |
| $40,000–$59,000 (%) | 6.3 | 15.0 | 2.9 | 16.5 |
| $60,000–$99,000 (%) | 31.9 | 18.8 | 1.7 | 21.5 |
| >$100,000 (%) | 61.8 | 12.4 | 0.6 | 5.8 |
Note: Data for community parents are from Haltigan, Leerkes, Supple, and Calkins (2014). AAI, Adult Attachment Interview.