Table 2.
Caregiver demographic characteristics
| Caregiver Variable | Demographics | Comparison Group | ABC | DEF | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | n | % | n | % | n | ||
| Gender (Female) | 98.79 | 82 | 97.9 | 46 | 94.8 | 55 | |
| Marital | Married/living | -- | -- | 21.2 | 10 | 26.8 | 15 |
| together | -- | -- | |||||
| Status | Single | -- | -- | 68.1 | 32 | 63.8 | 37 |
| Divorced/separated | -- | -- | 6.4 | 3 | 5.2 | 3 | |
| Not reported | -- | -- | 4.3 | 2 | 5.2 | 3 | |
| Education | <High School | 7.2 | 6 | 68.1 | 32 | 50.0 | 29 |
| High School | 27.71 | 23 | 23.4 | 11 | 37.9 | 22 | |
| Some College | 30.12 | 25 | 2.1 | 1 | 8.6 | 5 | |
| College Graduate | 26.50 | 22 | 2.1 | 1 | -- | -- | |
| Not Reported | 10.84 | 9 | 4.3 | 2 | 3.4 | 2 | |
| Race | African American | 48.19 | 40 | 61.7 | 29 | 70.7 | 41 |
| Caucasian | 27.71 | 23 | 27.7 | 13 | 24.1 | 14 | |
| Biracial/other | 19.27 | 16 | 8.5 | 4 | 5.2 | 3 | |
| Not reported | 4.81 | 4 | 2.1 | 1 | -- | -- | |
| Hispanic Ethnicity | 21.68 | 18 | 17.0 | 8 | 20.7 | 12 | |
| Min-Max | M(SD) | Min-Max | M(SD) | Min-Max | M(SD) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caregiver age at child’s birth | -- | -- | 15.21–56.27 | 27.53 (9.52) | 13.71–44.03 | 26.88 (9.58) | |
Note: ABC=Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch up; DEF=Developmental Education for Children. Data on marital status and caregiver age were not collected for the comparison group.