Table 1.

Demographic Information on the Study Participants (n = 303)

Characteristics	n	%
Age at study entry	m = 10.8 (sd = 1.2)
Parent’s education*	m = 12.1 (sd = 3.9)
Gender
Male	152	50.2
Female	151	49.8
Ethnicity
Black	123	40.6
White	35	11.6
Latino	106	35.0
Bi-racial	39	12.9
Placement
Remain w/bio parent	164	54.1
Relative placement	74	24.4
Foster care (non-kin)	64	21.1
Adoptive home	1	.3

Note.

^*Parent’s education has a possible range from ‘0’ (none) to ‘17’ (professional degree). Median value of parent’s education was ‘13’, which indicates high school diploma.