TABLE 1.
Means, standard deviations, and frequencies for sample demographics across three assessments
| Variables | Baseline (2019) | Follow‐up 1 (June 2020) | Follow‐up 2 (December 2020) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | M | SD | N | % | M | SD | N | % | M | SD | |
| Participating families | 52 | 49 | 49 | |||||||||
| Jordanian | 44 | 84.62 | — | — | 41 | 83.67 | — | — | 41 | 83.67 | — | — |
| Syrian | 8 | 15.38 | — | — | 8 | 16.33 | — | — | 8 | 16.33 | — | — |
| Girls | 31 | 59.62 | — | — | 30 | 38.78 | — | — | 29 | 59.18 | — | — |
| Boys | 21 | 40.38 | — | — | 19 | 61.22 | — | — | 20 | 40.82 | — | — |
| Child age (months) | — | — | 53.37 | 3.53 | — | — | 61.43 | 4.39 | — | — | 69.45 | 5.81 |
| Number of children in the home a | — | — | 2.53 | 1.25 | — | — | 3.35 | 1.15 | — | — | 3.13 | 1.15 |
| Number of adults in the home | — | — | 3.22 | 1.35 | — | — | 2.34 | 1.24 | — | — | 2.28 | 0.76 |
| Socioeconomic status | ||||||||||||
| Poverty (<350 JOD b ) | 19 | 36.54 | — | — | 18 | 36.73 | — | — | 26 | 53.06 | — | — |
| Low income (350–850 JOD) | 20 | 38.46 | — | — | 19 | 38.77 | — | — | 18 | 36.73 | — | — |
| Middle‐high income (>850 JOD) | 8 | 15.38 | — | — | 8 | 16.33 | — | — | 4 | 8.16 | — | — |
| Declined to state income | 6 | 11.54 | — | — | 4 | 8.16 | — | — | 4 | 8.16 | — | — |
| Fathers employed | 44 | 84.62 | — | — | 37 | 84.09 | — | — | 39 | 79.59 | — | — |
| Mothers employed | 18 | 34.62 | — | — | 12 | 27.27 | — | — | 16 | 32.65 | — | — |
| Maternal education level | ||||||||||||
| Primary education | 10 | 19.23 | — | — | 9 | 18.37 | — | — | 10 | 20.40 | — | — |
| Secondary education | 13 | 25.00 | — | — | 13 | 26.53 | — | — | 11 | 22.45 | — | — |
| 2‐year college degree or higher | 25 | 48.08 | — | — | 24 | 48.98 | — | — | 24 | 48.98 | — | — |
| Declined to state | 4 | 7.69 | — | — | 3 | 18.37 | — | — | 4 | 8.16 | — | — |
| Paternal education level | ||||||||||||
| Primary education | 14 | 26.92 | — | — | 13 | 26.53 | — | — | 14 | 28.57 | — | — |
| Secondary education | 14 | 26.92 | — | — | 13 | 26.53 | — | — | 12 | 24.49 | — | — |
| 2‐year college degree or higher | 20 | 38.46 | — | — | 20 | 40.82 | — | — | 19 | 38.78 | — | — |
| Declined to state | 4 | 7.69 | — | — | 3 | 6.12 | — | — | 4 | 8.16 | — | — |
a
Refers to children under the age of 18 living at home.
b
JOD = Jordanian dollars, with 350 JOD corresponding to the poverty line in Jordan and translating to less than 500 USD per month (UNICEF Jordan, 2019).