Table 1.
Demographic Characteristics by Care as Usual, Foster Care, and Never Institutionalized Groups
| Sex | Age | Romanian ethnicity | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group | Girls (n = 79) | Boys (n = 71) | M | SD | N | % |
| Care as usual (n = 51) | 25 | 26 | 16.56 | 0.78 | 25 | 49 |
| Foster care (n = 52) | 25 | 27 | 16.48 | 0.71 | 30 | 58 |
| Disrupted (n = 27)a | 13 | 14 | 16.53 | 0.76 | 13 | 48 |
| Stable (n = 24) | 11 | 13 | 16.45 | 0.64 | 16 | 67 |
| Never institutionalized (n = 47) | 29 | 18 | 16.98 | 0.76 | 36 | 95 |
One foster care participant is not included in stability groupings because she was reintegrated into her biological family prior to placement in the study sponsored foster care.