Table 1.

Descriptive Statistics for Sample of Urban American Indian Parents

	Total sample (N=606)		Subset 1 (N=295)		Subset 2 (N=307)
	% (M)	SD	% (M)	SD	% (M)	SD	pa
Gender
Male	22.7		24.2		20.9		0.33
Female	77.3		75.8		79.1
American Indian Tribe
Navajo	32.5		35.4		29.7		0.16
Tohono O’odham	28.0		27.3		28.8
Multiple Tribes	15.6		15.5		15.7
Other tribe	7.8		5.1		10.5
Pascua Yaqui	6.3		7.7		4.9
Apache	3.6		4.0		3.3
Hopi	3.3		2.7		3.9
No tribal affiliation	2.8		2.4		3.3
Marital status
Married and living with spouse	13.6		13.5		p=.46	13.6
Married but not living with spouse	6.9		7.4		6.3
Not married but living with partner	28.3		29.1		27.6
Divorced or separated	11.4		12.5		10.3
Widowed	4.0		5.1		3.0
Single, never married	35.8		32.4		39.2
Relatives currently living on a reservation (Yes)
Parent	45.9		49.7		42.2		0.07
Siblings	42.6		42.3		42.9		0.93
Grandparent(s)	32.9		34.2		31.7		0.55
Other extended family (aunts, uncles, cousins)	78.5		78.5		78.5		1.00
No relatives	7.8		7.0		8.6		0.54
Ever lived on a reservation (Yes)	76.5		78.4		74.7		0.33
Lived on reservation most of childhood (Yes)	53.8		57.8		50.0		0.07
Years in urban area	(17.3)	12.6	(17.1)	12.5	(17.4)	12.7	0.77
Age	(36.8)	9.1	(37.3)	9.3	(36.4)	8.9	0.23
Educationb	(2.7)	1.4	(2.7)	1.4	(2.6)	1.4	0.77
Incomec	(2.7)	2.2	(2.9)	2.3	(2.6)	2.2	0.23
Household Number	(4.6)	2.1	(4.6)	2.0	(4.7)	2.2	0.81

Note. M = mean; SD = standard deviation.

^aFor continuous variables, independent t tests were conducted between Subset 1 and Subset 2. For categorical variables, Pearson chi-square tests were conducted between Subset 1 and Subset 2. The p-value is for a two-tailed significance test.

^bEducation was coded as (1) Did not complete high school to (6) Earned a post-graduate degree. A mean of 2.7 is between (2) Received a high school diploma or GED and (3) Attended or graduated from a technical or trade school.

^cIncome was coded as (1) Less than $10,000 annually to (8) $75,000 or more annually. A mean of 2.7 is between (2) $10,000–$14,999 and (3) $15,000–$19,999.