Table 1.
Demographic Information for Youth and Families with and without Residential Fathers
| Variable | Residential Fathers (n =112) % M (SD) |
Nonresidential Fathers
(n = 34)% M (SD) |
|---|---|---|
| Sex (% Female) | 51.8% | 64.7% |
| Age, in years | 13.47 (.57) | 13.62 (.65) |
| Race of Child (% White)a | 88.4% | 73.5% |
| Family SESb | 44.64 (11.53) | 41.21 (11.20) |
| Maternal Occupation Codeb | 4.57 (2.74) | 4.82 (2.47) |
| Maternal Education | ||
| < high school education (%) | 4.5% | 11.8% |
| high school education (%) | 33.9% | 23.5% |
| > high school education (%) | 61.6% | 64.7% |
| Maternal Depression (%)c | 63.4% | 97.1% |
| Maternal Aged | 37.97 (4.60) | 37.65 (5.00) |
| Years Divorced, if divorced | 9.55 (3.12) | 8.29 (3.74) |
a
Continuity correction chi-square marginally significant (3.22, p = .07).
b
SES and Occupation Codes utilized Hollingshead (1975) system.
c
Continuity correction chi-square = 12.83, p < .001
d
Maternal age collected at the study’s beginning, when children were in the 6th grade.