Table 1:
Sociodemographic Characteristics of the Sample
| Demographic Variable | Lone Parent 29.4% (79) |
Non-Lone Parent 70.6% (190) |
|---|---|---|
| Parent Genderns | ||
| Female | 88.9% (71) | 80.4% (152) |
| Male | 10.1% (8) | 19.6% (37) |
| Parent relationship (mother, father, etc)ns |
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| Biological mother | 87.3% (69) | 77.9% (148) |
| Biological father | 10.1% (8) | 19.5% (37) |
| Adoptive mother | 0.0% (0) | 1.6% (3) |
| Foster mother | 1.3% (1) | 0.0% (0) |
| Stepmother | 1.3% (1) | 0.5% (1) |
| Other | 0.0% (0) | 0.5% (1) |
| Marital Status3 | ||
| Single | 63.3% (50) | 8.9% (17) |
| Not single | 36.7% (29) | 91.1% (173) |
| Child Agens | 8.7 years (range 1–17) | 7.5 years (range 1–18) |
| Work Statusns | ||
| Part time | 7.6% (6) | 18.4% (35) |
| Full time | 92.4% (73) | 81.1% (154) |
| Stay at home parent | 0.0% (0) | 0.5% (1) |
| Job changesns | ||
| No change | 34.6% (27) | 34.0% (64) |
| Work fewer hours | 14.1% (11) | 23.9% (45) |
| Work more hours | 2.6% (2) | 4.3% (8) |
| On leave/quit/fired | 35.8% (28) | 27.6% (52) |
| Other | 12.8% (10) | 10.1% (19) |
| Household income3 | ||
| Under $24k | 60.8% (48) | 34.2% (65) |
| $24k+ | 39.2% (31) | 65.8% (125) |
| Number of individuals living in home |
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| Adultsns | Mean = 1.6 | Mean = 1.9 |
| Childrenns | Mean = 2.1 | Mean = 2.2 |
| Caregiving for other individualsns |
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| Yes | 14.3% (11) | 13.8% (25) |
| No | 85.7% (66) | 6.2% (156) |
1p<.05, 2p<.01,
3
p<.001,
ns
non-significant