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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Feb 4.
Published in final edited form as: Soc Work Groups. 2019 Feb 4;42(3):197–212. doi: 10.1080/01609513.2019.1567437

Table 1.

Demographic Characteristics of Participants

Characteristic Mean SD n %
Child Age 8.63 1.39
Caregiver Age 41.74 11.47
Primary Caregiver
  Mother 18 60.6
  Mother and Father 6 20.0
  Grandparent 3 10.0
  Other 3 10.0
Caregiver Gender
  Female 29 90.6
  Male 2 6.3
Caregiver Nativity
  Born in US 20 62.5
  Not born in US 10 31.3
Caregiver Race
  Black/African American 13 52.0
  White 11 44.0
  Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 1 4.0
Caregiver Ethnicity
  Non-Hispanic 18 66.7
  Hispanic/Latino 9 33.3
Caregiver Marital Status
  Single 13 43.3
  Married 10 33.3
  Domestic Partnership 2 6.7
  Divorced 2 6.7
  Common Law 1 3.3
  Separated 1 3.3
  Widowed 1 3.3
Education
  8th grade or less 2 6.7
  Some high school 4 13.3
  Completed high school/GED 8 26.7
  Some college 3 10.0
  2-year associate degree 5 16.7
  4-year bachelor degree 5 16.7
  Some graduate or professional school 2 6.7
  Completed graduate or professional school 1 3.3
Caregiver Employment
  Full-time 14 46.7
  Part-time 3 10.0
  Retired 3 10.0
  Disabled 2 6.7
  Unemployed 5 16.7
  Other 3 10.0
Family Income
  Less than $9,999 7 25.9
  $10,000 to $19,999 2 7.4
  $20,000 to $29,999 3 11.1
  $30,000 to $39,999 3 11.1
  $40,000 to $49,000 3 11.1
  Over $50,000 9 33.3
Child Gender
  Male 22 69.8
  Female 10 31.3
Child Race
  Black/African American 13 56.5
  White/Caucasian 8 34.8
  American Indian/Alaska Native 1 4.3
  Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 1 4.3
Child Ethnicity
  Non-Hispanic/Latino 18 58.1
  Hispanic/Latino 13 41.9