Table 1.

Comparison of BHC and ECS families on baseline demographic and study variables

	BHC (n=132)		ECS (n=100)		Statistic test (df)
	n	%	n	%	χ2
Mother: Married	33	25.0%	25	25.0%	χ2 (1)=.00
Mother: African-American	95	72.0%	59	59.0%	χ2 (1)=4.29*
Mother: high school diploma or GED	58	43.9%	50	50.0%	χ2 (1)=.84
Mother: history of child maltreatment	74	56.1%	57	57.0%	χ2 (1)=.02
Child: male gender	75	56.8%	49	49.0%	χ2 (1)=1.40
	M	SD	M	SD	t-test
Mother: age (years)	19.16	1.76	18.98	1.50	t (230) = −.82
Child: age (months)	5.49	4.47	4.87	3.93	t (230) = −1.11
Baseline
Depressive symptoms	9.32	7.94	9.18	8.16	t (230) = −.05
Parenting efficacy	3.48	.32	3.54	.26	t (230) = 1.46
Parenting stress	1.95	.46	1.94	.49	t (230) = −.17

Notes. BHC=Building Healthy Children; ECS=Enhanced Community Standard;

^*p<.05.