Table 1.
Descriptives of Demographic and Maternal Hair Care Practices as Reported at T1–9 Months (Percentages Indicated Unless Otherwise Noted)
| Infant | |
| Male | 46.3 |
| Female | 53.6 |
| Mother | |
| Age (Mean years) | 33.4 |
| Age (Range years) | 22.0–43.2 |
| Infant race | |
| Asian | 7.3 |
| Black (Hispanic) | 4.9 |
| Black (Non-Hispanic) | 2.4 |
| White (Hispanic) | 7.3 |
| White (Non-Hispanic) | 56.1 |
| Mixed | 7.3 |
| No response | 14.6 |
| Maternal race | |
| Asian | 7.3 |
| Black (Hispanic) | 4.9 |
| Black (Non-Hispanic) | 2.4 |
| White (Hispanic) | 9.8 |
| White (Non-Hispanic) | 61.0 |
| No response | 14.6 |
| Education | |
| High school | 2.4 |
| College | 39.0 |
| Graduate school | 46.3 |
| No response | 12.2 |
| Marital status | |
| Single | 14.6 |
| Married | 85.3 |
| Parity | |
| Primiparous | 45.7 |
| Multiparous | 54.3 |
| Height (ft.) | |
| Mean | 5.4 |
| Range | 4.9–5.9 |
| Weight (lbs.) | |
| Mean | 149.1 |
| Range | 95.0–250.0 |
| Hair color | |
| Blond | 22.6 |
| Brown | 64.5 |
| Black | 3.2 |
| Gray | 9.8 |
| Hair wash | |
| Infrequent | 29.7 |
| Frequent | 70.3 |
| Hair heat use | |
| Infrequent | 51.4 |
| Frequent | 48.6 |
| Hair product use | |
| Infrequent | 56.8 |
| Frequent | 43.2 |