Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of the jailed fathers, caregivers, and children in the current study
| Jailed Fathers (n=41) | Caregivers (n=41) | Children (n=41) | ||||
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| M, N | Range (SD), % | M, N | Range (SD), % | M, N | Range (SD), % | |
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| Age | 31.76 | 21–46 (6.53) | 29.68 | 20–53 (7.42) | 3.76 | 2–6 (1.31) |
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | 41 | 100% | -- | -- | 18 | 43.9% |
| Female | -- | -- | 41 | 100% | 23 | 56.1% |
| Number of children 1 | 3.21 | 1–10 (1.85) | 2.63 | 0–15 (2.41) | -- | -- |
| Days of current sentence served 1 | 61.56 | 6–600 (99.21) | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Number of previous arrests 1 | 11.29 | 0–50 (13.07) | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Public assistance 1 | 17 | 43.59% | 39 | 95.12% | -- | -- |
| Employed 1 | 22 | 56.41% | 21 | 51.22% | -- | -- |
| Annual income (less than $20,000) | 31 | 75.61% | 30 | 73.17% | -- | -- |
| Highest level of education 1 | ||||||
| Less than high school | 6 | 15.38% | 9 | 21.95% | -- | -- |
| High school graduation (or equiv.) | 15 | 38.46% | 13 | 31.71% | -- | -- |
| More than high school | 18 | 46.15% | 19 | 46.34% | -- | -- |
| Race/Ethnicity 1 | ||||||
| White | 7 | 17.95% | 19 | 46.34% | 8 | 19.51% |
| Black | 23 | 58.97% | 18 | 43.90% | 18 | 43.90% |
| Latinx | 2 | 5.13% | 3 | 7.32% | 6 | 14.63% |
| Other race(s) | 7 | 17.95% | 1 | 2.44% | 9 | 21.95% |
| Marital Status 1 | ||||||
| Never married | 28 | 71.79% | 31 | 75.61% | -- | -- |
| Currently married | 7 | 17.95% | 5 | 12.20% | -- | -- |
| Legally separated | 4 | 10.26% | 4 | 9.76% | -- | -- |
| Divorced | 4 | 10.26% | 4 | 9.76% | -- | -- |
| Widowed | -- | -- | 1 | 2.44% | -- | -- |
| Lived with child prior to jail time 1 | 31 | 79.49% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Child witnessed arrest | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11 | 26.8% |
| Child witnessed criminal activity | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12 | 29.3% |
| Child witnessed domestic violence | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16 | 39.0% |
| Hair cortisol | -- | -- | -- | -- | 175.45 | .07 – 573.77 (224.41) |
| Hair cortisone | -- | -- | -- | -- | 64.57 | .07 – 290.76 (74.61) |
Note:
1
Not all jailed fathers n values add to 41 because of missing data on n=2 demographic surveys