Table 3.
Comparison of demographic characteristics of returners and movers in qualitative subsample at baseline
| Returners (N = 56) | Movers (N = 44) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | Mean (SD) | N | Mean (SD) | |
| Demographics | ||||
| Female | 56 | 1.00 | 44 | 1.00 |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||
| Non-Hispanic White | 4 | 0.07 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 42 | 0.79 | 43 | 0.97 |
| Hispanic | 6 | 0.11 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Other | 1 | 0.01 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Missing | 3 | 0.05 | 1 | 0.03 |
| Age | 56 | 24.73 (4.09) | 44 | 24.70 (4.25) |
| Household characteristics | ||||
| Number of children | ||||
| 1 | 32 | 0.57 | 23 | 0.52 |
| 2 | 15 | 0.27 | 11 | 0.25 |
| 3 or more | 9 | 0.16 | 10 | 0.23 |
| Living with partner | 6 | 0.11 | 4 | 0.10 |
| Household size | 52 | 3.35 (1.23) | 43 | 3.67 (1.19) |
| Baseline income/resources | ||||
| Most recent hourly wage | 51 | 6.78 (2.57) | 43 | 8.11 (8.90) |
| Public benefits | ||||
| Unemployment | 4 | 0.07 | 3 | 0.68 |
| SSI | 7 | 0.13 | 8 | 0.18 |
| Cash assistance | 7 | 0.13 | 7 | 0.16 |
| Food stamps | 37 | 0.66 | 33 | 0.75 |
| Public housing/section 8 | 5 | 0.09 | 7 | 0.19 |
| No benefits | 39 | 0.70 | 37 | 0.85 |
| Currently employed | 22 | 0.39 | 25 | 0.56 |
Pearson’s chi-square test for distributions and t test for difference in means between responders and nonresponders were conducted and were not significant
Sums of means within categorical variables may be greater than 100 due to rounding
Total N excludes five respondents for whom final residential location is unknown