Table 1.
Descriptive Data (n = 84)
| Maternal demographic factors | Mean (SD) or Percent |
|---|---|
| Age | 29.90 (5.29) |
| Education (years) | 12.44 (2.18) |
| Employed | 20.0 |
| Public assistance | 96.4 |
| Race/Ethnicity | |
| Caucasian | 78.6 |
| African American | 13.1 |
| Hispanic/Latina | 3.5 |
| Other | 4.8 |
| Marital status | |
| Never married | 40.5 |
| Cohabitating | 35.7 |
| Married | 14.3 |
| Divorced | 7.1 |
| Separated | 2.4 |
| Domicile | |
| Independent | 60.7 |
| Dependent a | 35.7 |
| Homeless | 3.6 |
| Minor children in their care | 1.67 (.99) |
| DCF-involved (at baseline) | 31.0 |
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| Primary substance | |
| Heroin/opioids | 84.5 |
| Alcohol | 6.0 |
| Cocaine | 3.6 |
| PCP | 3.6 |
| Cannabis | 2.3 |
| Opiate replacement | |
| Methadone | 73.0 |
| Buprenorphine-naloxone | 13.0 |
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| Target child’s father characteristics | |
| Age | 34.37 (7.50) |
| Living at home | 46.4 |
| Employed | 63.0 |
| History of substance use | 76.0 |
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| Target child characteristics | |
| Age (months) | 27.92 (14.88) |
| Male | 54.0 |
| Living with mother | 96.4 |
| Developmentally at risk | |
| Ages 11 – 36 months (n = 40) Cognitive | 15.0 |
| Receptive communication | 24.3 |
| Expressive communication | 16.2 |
| Ages 37 – 60 months (n = 19) Cognitive/language | 5.3 |
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Living in the home of a family member or supervised housing