Table 1.
Age of child in years, median (range) | 10 (5–17) |
Sex of child (%) | |
Male | 72 (58.1) |
Female | 52 (41.9) |
Race of child, n (%) | |
Black/African American | 114 (92.0) |
Mixed Race | 8 (6.4) |
White | 2 (1.6) |
Health insurance of child, n (%) | |
Public | 113 (91.1) |
Private | 11 (8.9) |
Caregiver employment status, n (%) | |
Working at a Paying Job | 62 (50.0) |
Unemployed/Disabled | 40 (32.3) |
Retired/Homemaker | 14 (11.3) |
Other/Refused | 8 (6.5) |
Household income, n (%) | |
<$10,000 | 27 (21.8) |
$10,000-$24,999 | 30 (24.2) |
$25,000-$49,999 | 28 (22.6) |
≥$50,000 | 17 (13.7) |
Unknown/refused | 22 (17.7) |
Highest caregiver education level, n (%) | |
Less than high school | 19 (15.3) |
High school diploma | 46 (37.1) |
Technical diploma/some college | 51 (41.1) |
College degree/post-graduate work | 8 (6.5) |