Table 1.
Sample Demographics by Study Group
| Treatment Group n = 41 | Control Group n = 41 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | ||
| Gender | Female | 35 | 85.4 | 34 | 82.9 |
| Male | 6 | 14.6 | 7 | 17.1 | |
| Ethnic Background | Hispanic/Latino | 3 | 7.3 | 3 | 7.3 |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 35 | 85.4 | 36 | 87.8 | |
| Unknown | 3 | 7.3 | 2 | 4.9 | |
| Racial Background | White | 28 | 68.3 | 29 | 70.7 |
| Black or African American | 9 | 22.0 | 5 | 12.2 | |
| American Indian or Alaska | |||||
| Native | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2.4 | |
| Native Hawaiian or Other | |||||
| Pacific Islander | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2.4 | |
| More than one race | 2 | 4.9 | 5 | 12.2 | |
| Unknown | 2 | 4.9 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Marital Status | Single | 6 | 14.6 | 3 | 7.3 |
| Married | 29 | 70.7 | 31 | 75.6 | |
| Divorced | 5 | 12.2 | 5 | 12.2 | |
| Unmarried Partners | 1 | 2.4 | 1 | 2.4 | |
| Separated | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2.4 | |
| Highest Level of School Completed | High School/GED | 8 | 19.5 | 4 | 9.8 |
| Some College or AA Degree | 12 | 29.3 | 23 | 56.1 | |
| BA/BS Degree | 9 | 22.0 | 9 | 22.0 | |
| MA/MS or PhD | 12 | 29.3 | 5 | 12.2 | |
| M | SD | M | SD | ||
| Age | 42.9 | 11.5 | 42.1 | 8.9 | |
| Number of Children | Birth | 2.1 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| Foster | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.1 | |
| Adopted | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.3 | |
| Kinship | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.9 | |
| Number of Years a Resource Parent | 4.6 | 4.1 | 5.9 | 5.0 | |
Note: There were no statistically significant differences (p > 0.05) between the treatment and control groups on any of these demographic variables.