Table 1.
Participant Characteristics
| Variable | Frequency | Percentage | |
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| Age | M = 29 years (SD = 5.59) | ||
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| Baby Gender | Female | 64 | 48.9% |
| Male | 67 | 51.1% | |
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| Mother Ethnicity | Caucasian | 88 | 67.2% |
| African American | 24 | 18.3% | |
| Latino | 6 | 4.6% | |
| Asian/Other Pacific Island | 5 | 3.8% | |
| Bi-racial | 3 | 2.3% | |
| Other | 3 | 2.3% | |
| No Answer | 2 | 1.5% | |
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| Yearly Income | < 15,000 | 27 | 20.6% |
| 15,000 to 24,999 | 13 | 9.9% | |
| 25,000 to 49,999 | 29 | 22.1% | |
| >= 50,000 | 60 | 45.8% | |
| No answer | 2 | 1.5% | |
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| Marital Status | Married | 94 | 71.8% |
| Never Married | 27 | 20.6% | |
| Living with birth father | 8 | 6.1% | |
| Living with partner other than birth father | 1 | 0.8% | |
| Widowed | 1 | 0.8% | |
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| Occupation status | Working for Pay or Self Employed | 63 | 48.1% |
| Homemaker | 33 | 25.2% | |
| Looking for Employment | 15 | 11.5% | |
| Full-time Student | 8 | 6.1% | |
| Part-time Student | 4 | 3.1% | |
| Maternity or Sick Leave | 2 | 1.5% | |
| Permanently Disabled | 2 | 1.5% | |
| Other | 4 | 3.1% | |