Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of the full age-1 analytic sample (N = 930)
| Low-Cash Gift | High-Cash Gift | Std Mean Difference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (sd) | N | Mean (sd) | N | Hedges’ g | Cox’s Index | |
| CHILD | ||||||
| Female | 0.505 | 548 | 0.479 | 382 | -0.063 | |
| Weight at birth(lbs) | 7.136 (1.080) | 547 | 7.107 (1.019) | 381 | -0.027 | |
| Gestational age(weeks) | 39.091 (1.234) | 544 | 39.033 (1.253) | 382 | -0.047 | |
| MOTHER | ||||||
| Age at birth (years) | 26.936 (5.838) | 548 | 27.406 (5.761) | 382 | 0.081 | |
| Education(years) | 11.86 (2.832) | 541 | 11.921 (2.971) | 380 | 0.021 | |
| Race/Ethnicity | ||||||
| White, non-Hispanic | 0.106 | 548 | 0.081 | 382 | -0.180 | |
| Black, non-Hispanic | 0.387 | 548 | 0.442 | 382 | 0.137 | |
| multiple, non-Hispanic | 0.042 | 548 | 0.031 | 382 | -0.191 | |
| Other or unknown | 0.044 | 548 | 0.024 | 382 | -0.380 | |
| Hispanic | 0.422 | 548 | 0.421 | 382 | -0.002 | |
| Marital status | ||||||
| Never married | 0.418 | 548 | 0.497 | 382 | 0.193 | |
| single, living with partner | 0.270 | 548 | 0.215 | 382 | -0.182 | |
| married | 0.215 | 548 | 0.212 | 382 | -0.011 | |
| divorced/separated | 0.046 | 548 | 0.029 | 382 | -0.290 | |
| Other or unknown | 0.051 | 548 | 0.047 | 382 | -0.052 | |
| Health is good or better | 0.880 | 548 | 0.924 | 382 | 0.306 | |
| Depression (CESD) | 0.678 (0.443) | 548 | 0.675 (0.448) | 382 | -0.007 | |
| Cigarettes per week during pregnancy | 4.676 (20.316) | 544 | 3.118 (11.114) | 379 | -0.091 | |
| Alcohol drinks per week during pregnancy | 0.152 (1.662) | 546 | 0.026 (0.390) | 381 | -0.096 | |
| Number of children born to mother | 2.420 (1.372) | 548 | 2.529 (1.417) | 382 | 0.078 | |
| Number of adults in household | 2.084 (0.984) | 548 | 2.024 (0.968) | 382 | -0.062 | |
| Biological father lives in household | 0.411 | 548 | 0.351 | 382 | -0.154 | |
| Household combined income | 22313.093 (21282.425) | 514 | 20979.771 (16030.742) | 355 | -0.069 | |
| Household income unknown | 0.062 | 548 | 0.071 | 382 | 0.088 | |
| Household net worth | -2187.560 (29365.991) | 489 | -3267.965 (20722.262) | 342 | -0.041 | |
| Household net worth unknown | 0.108 | 548 | 0.105 | 382 | -0.019 | |