Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of study participants.
| Demographic reported | Overall (N=94), n (%) | Consortium (n=48), n (%) | Registry (n=46), n (%) | |
| Parent’s relationship to the child | ||||
| Mother | 86 (92) | 43 (90) | 43 (94) | |
| Father | 3 (3) | 3 (6) | 0 (0) | |
| Grandparent | 4 (4) | 1 (2) | 3 (7) | |
| Choose not to answer | 1 (1) | 1 (2) | 0 (0) | |
| Parent education | ||||
| <High school graduate | 5 (5) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (10) | |
| High school graduate/General Educational Development | 28 (30) | 8 (17) | 20 (45) | |
| Some college/associate’s degree | 27 (29) | 10 (20) | 17 (37) | |
| Bachelor’s degree | 12 (13) | 12 (25) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Advanced degree (master’s degree, doctorate) | 19 (20) | 16 (33) | 3 (7) | |
| No response | 3 (3) | 2 (4) | 1 (2) | |
| Child gender | ||||
| Boy | 49 (52) | 27 (56) | 22 (48) | |
| Girl | 44 (47) | 20 (42) | 24 (52) | |
| Child’s age (years) | ||||
| 2 | 24 (26) | 18 (38) | 6 (13) | |
| 3 | 25 (26) | 12 (25) | 13 (28) | |
| 4 | 28 (29) | 13 (27) | 15 (33) | |
| 5 | 14 (15) | 5 (10) | 9 (20) | |
| Race and e thnicity | ||||
| African American | 68 (72) | 27 (56) | 41 (89) | |
| Caucasian | 20 (21) | 18 (37) | 2 (4) | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
| Native American | 1 (1) | 1 (2) | 0 (0) | |
| Asian | 6 (6) | 5 (10) | 1 (2) | |
| Middle Eastern | 5 (5) | 1 (2) | 4 (9) | |
| Other | 2 (2) | 2 (4) | 0 (0) | |
| Choose not to answer | 1 (1) | 1 (2) | 0 (0) | |
| Relationship status | ||||
| Married | 36 (38) | 22 (46) | 14 (30) | |
| Living with romantic partner | 8 (8) | 4 (8) | 4 (9) | |
| Never married | 40 (43) | 13 (31) | 27 (59) | |
| Divorced | 7 (7) | 6 (13) | 1 (2) | |
| Widow | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
| Choose not to answer | 1 (1) | 1 (2) | 0 (0) | |
| Enough money to pay for basic needs | ||||
| Rarely or never | 6 (6) | 2 (4) | 4 (9) | |
| Sometimes | 9 (10) | 2 (4) | 7 (15) | |
| About half the time | 14 (15) | 3 (6) | 11 (24) | |
| Always | 65 (69) | 41 (85) | 24 (52) | |