Table 2. Descriptive Statistics for Child Maltreatment Investigations and Emergency Medical Care Use Through 5 Years of Age by Treatment Group and Subgroup.
| Group | Child maltreatment investigations | Child emergency medical care use | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total No. of investigations/100 children | Mean (SD) | Total No. of visits and overnight hospital stays/100 children | Mean (SD) | |
| Overall | ||||
| All families–I (n = 260) | 27 | 0.27 (0.77) | 227 | 2.27 (3.34) |
| All families–C (n = 271) | 44 | 0.44 (1.05) | 338 | 3.38 (5.49) |
| Child medical risk at birth | ||||
| No medical risk–I (n = 229) | 29 | 0.29 (0.81) | 228 | 2.28 (3.35) |
| No medical risk–C (n = 232) | 39 | 0.39 (0.95) | 275 | 2.75 (4.01) |
| Medical risk–I (n = 31) | 10 | 0.10 (0.40) | 223 | 2.23 (3.33) |
| Medical risk–C (n = 39) | 74 | 0.74 (1.52) | 713 | 7.13 (9.98) |
| Child insurance | ||||
| Private insurance–I (n = 96) | 5 | 0.05 (0.27) | 73 | 0.73 (1.70) |
| Private insurance–C (n = 94) | 1 | 0.01 (0.10) | 148 | 1.48 (4.01) |
| Medicaid or no insurance–I (n = 164) | 40 | 0.40 (0.93) | 318 | 3.18 (3.72) |
| Medicaid or no insurance–C (n = 177) | 67 | 0.67 (1.24) | 440 | 4.40 (5.90) |
| Birthing parent race/ethnicity | ||||
| Nonminority–I (n = 75) | 11 | 0.11 (0.39) | 96 | 0.96 (1.98) |
| Nonminority–C (n = 69) | 10 | 0.10 (0.60) | 217 | 2.17 (5.19) |
| Minority–I (n = 185) | 34 | 0.34 (0.88) | 281 | 2.81 (3.63) |
| Minority–C (n = 202) | 56 | 0.56 (1.15) | 380 | 3.80 (5.54) |
| Single-parent status | ||||
| Partnered–I (n = 165) | 13 | 0.13 (0.70) | 147 | 1.47 (2.60) |
| Partnered–C (n = 156) | 20 | 0.20 (0.71) | 218 | 2.18 (3.90) |
| Single parent–I (n = 95) | 51 | 0.51 (0.84) | 366 | 3.66 (3.99) |
| Single parent–C (n = 115) | 77 | 0.77 (1.32) | 502 | 5.02 (6.78) |
| Child sex | ||||
| Girl–I (n = 129) | 34 | 0.34 (0.98) | 178 | 1.78 (2.66) |
| Girl–C (n = 151) | 44 | 0.44 (1.03) | 275 | 2.75 (3.93) |
| Boy–I (n = 131) | 20 | 0.20 (0.49) | 276 | 2.76 (3.85) |
| Boy–C (n = 120) | 45 | 0.45 (1.08) | 418 | 4.18 (6.92) |
Abbreviations: C, control group; I, intervention group (assigned to Family Connects program).