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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Nov 17.
Published in final edited form as: Child Maltreat. 2017 Jun 8;22(3):245–255. doi: 10.1177/1077559517711042

Table 1:

Descriptive Statistics for Dependent, Primary Independent and Control Variables

% or x¯ (sd) n
Dependent Variables
 Supervisory Neglect 1.26 (0.33) 2461
 Physical Neglect 1.02 (0.10) 2465
 Physical Abuse 0.34 (2.04) 2375
Primary Independent Variables
 Drug Crime Incidents per area (city-level) 24.68 (23.54) 43
 Drug Abuse and Dependence per population (city-level) 4.01 (1.68) 43
 Past Year Drug Use
  Yes 9.4 241
  No 90.6 2335
 Drug and Drug Sales are a Problem
  Yes 21.2 531
  No 78.8 1970
 Informal Social Control 16.34 (3.01) 2364
 Local Social Network Size (within neighborhood) 3.52 (5.17) 2406
 Types of Social Support
  Companionship Support 14.12 (2.12) 2572
  Emotional Support 14.87 (1.89) 2572
  Tangible Support 14.48 (2.03) 2572
Demographic Control Variables
 Child age (in years) 6.71 (3.62) 2500
 Child Gender
  Male 51.0 1273
  Female 49.0 1224
 Parent age (in years)
  ≤ 30 13.1 341
  31 – 45 67.2 1745
  46 and older 19.7 511
 Parent Gender
  Male 35.0 910
  Female 65.0 1687
 Marital Status
  Married or Living in a Marriage-like Relationship 88.7 2304
  Single/Widowed/Divorced 11.3 293
 Parent Race/Ethnicity
  White, non-Hispanic 57.3 1482
  Black, non Hispanic 3.9 100
  Asian 8.5 221
  Hispanic 24.7 638
  Multi-race/Other 5.6 145
 Income
  Less than $60,000 29.1 727
  $60,000 to $100,000 37.2 928
  $100,001 and higher 10.1 262
 Parenting Stress 3.97 (1.31) 2564
 Impulsivity 0.74 (1.30) 2554
 Drinking Behaviors
  Abstainer/Ex-Drinker 28.7 743
  Light Drinker 45.4 1173
  Moderate Drinker 16.8 435
  Heavy Drinker 9.1 234
 Percent of Households with Income < $25,000 (city-level) 43
 Density (per area) of Off-Premise Alcohol Outlets (city-level) 3.95 (3.05) 43
 Density (per area) of On-Premise Alcohol Outlets (city-level) 6.40 (4.70) 43
 Proportion of On-Premise Outlets that are Bars (city-level) 0.12 (0.05) 43