Table 2.
Characteristics of Study Random Sample (n=4,000)
| Variable Name | ||
| Categorical Variables | Number (Percent) | |
| Child’s Gender | ||
| Male | 2,028 (51) | |
| Female | 1,965 (49) | |
| Child’s Race | ||
| White | 2,603 (65) | |
| Black | 391(10) | |
| Hispanic | 3548 (14) | |
| Multi-Racial/ Other Non-Hispanic | 399 (10) | |
| Variables of Interest | ||
| Mothers Physical Health | ||
| Excellent | ||
| Very Good | 1511 (38) | |
| Good | 943 (23) | |
| Fair | 360 (9) | |
| Poor | 73 (2) | |
| Mothers Mental Health Status | ||
| Excellent | 1308 (33) | |
| Very Good | 1639 (41) | |
| Good | 794 (20) | |
| Fair | 214 (5) | |
| Poor | 32 (1) | |
| Frequency of Economic Hardship | ||
| Very Often | 233 (6) | |
| Somewhat Often | 675 (17) | |
| Not Very Often | 1200 (30) | |
| Never | 1845 (47) | |
| Outcome Variables | ||
| Total Adverse Childhood Experience | ||
| No Exposures | 2,635 (68) | |
| 1 Exposure | 711 (18) | |
| 2 Exposures | 259 (7) | |
| 3 Exposures | 151 (4) | |
| 4 Exposures | 76 (2) | |
| 5 Exposures | 37 (1) | |
| 6 Exposures | 13 (.3) | |
| 7 Exposures | 4 (.1) | |
| Continuous Variables | S.D. | |
| Child’s Age | 8.96 | 5.25 |
| ACE Score | .59 | 1.09 |