Table 1.
Sample Demographics
| Biological mothers (n EGDS/EPoCh = 541/126) |
Adoptive mothers (n = 541) |
Biological children (n = 126) |
Adopted children (n = 541) |
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| Variables | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % |
| Sex | ||||||||
| Male | 58 | 46.0 | 308 | 56.9 | ||||
| Race | ||||||||
| White | 399/87 | 73.8/69.0 | 503 | 93.0 | 78 | 61.0 | 337 | 62.3 |
| Black | 74/26 | 13.7/20.6 | 19 | 3.5 | 27 | 21.4 | 72 | 13.3 |
| Asian | 1.8/0 | 5 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.2 | |
| American Indian/Alaskan | 13/1 | 2.4/0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.8 | 3 | 0.6 |
| More than one race | 33/10 | 6.1/7.9 | 9 | 1.7 | 20 | 15.9 | 126 | 23.3 |
| Unknown | 4/2 | 0.7/1.6 | 4 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.2 |
| Education level | ||||||||
| < High school degree | 80/20 | 14.8/15.9 | 0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - |
| GED degree | 63/19 | 11.6/15.1 | 4 | 0.7 | - | - | - | - |
| High school degree | 194/35 | 35.9/27.8 | 44 | 8.1 | - | - | - | - |
| Trade school | 76/24 | 14.0/19.0 | 19 | 3.5 | - | - | - | - |
| 2-yr college degree | 60/22 | 11.1/17.5 | 45 | 8.3 | - | - | - | - |
| 4-yr college degree | 45/6 | 8.3/4.8 | 214 | 39.6 | - | - | ||
| Graduate program | 12/0 | 2.2/0 | 202 | 37.3 | - | - | - | - |
| Household income | ||||||||
| < $15,000 | 156/47 | 28.8/37.3 | 4 | 0.7 | - | - | - | - |
| $15,001–$25,000 | 88/23 | 16.3/18.3 | 5 | 0.9 | - | - | - | - |
| $25,001–$40,000 | 95/24 | 17.6/19.0 | 11 | 2.0 | - | - | - | - |
| $40,001–$55,000 | 55/11 | 10.2/8.7 | 14 | 2.5 | - | - | - | - |
| $55,001–$70,000 | 45/13 | 8.3/10.3 | 54 | 10.0 | - | - | - | - |
| $70,001–$100,000 | 39/4 | 7.2/3.2 | 106 | 19.6 | - | - | - | - |
| > $100,000 | 20/3 | 3.7/2.4 | 335 | 61.9 | - | - | - | - |