Table 1.

Descriptive Statistics of Smart Beginnings by Site

	NYC Sample (N = 200)		Pitt Sample (N = 203)			Combined Site Sample (N = 403)
	Mean / Percent of Sample	SD	Mean / Percent of Sample		SD	Mean / Percent of Sample	SD
Target Child Characteristics - Baseline
Gender - Female	49%		50%			50%
Race
Asian	2%		0%			1%
African-American	8%		90%	***		50%
White	1%		5%	*		3%
Latino	84%		2%	***		42%
Other	6%		3%			4%
Child Age in Months - 18 Month Survey	18.76	1.37	19.17	**1.46		18.97	1.43
Primary Caregiver Characteristics - Baseline
Race
Asian	3%		0%	*		2%
African-American	8%		81%	***		45%
White	2%		12%	**		7%
Latino	84%		3%	***		43%
Other	3%		3%			3%
Marital status
Married	32%		4%	***		18%
Cohabiting partner	49%		36%	*		42%
Non-cohabiting partner	11%		35%	***		23%
Biological father is current partner	98%		94%			96%
Level of education	7.64	3.17	8.67	1.74		8.17	2.59
HS grad	56%		84%	***		70%
Some college	32%		37%			34%
First birth	36%		33%			34%
Teenaged mom at TC birth	4%		9%	*		6%
Maternal depression	3.15	3.91	3.81		4.16	3.49	4.05
Maternal parenting self-efficacy	27.84	3.49	29.23	***1.54		28.55	2.76
Family Household Characteristics - Baseline
Crowding ratio	1.40	0.57	0.86	***0.31		1.12	0.53
Household chaos	3.17	3.27	3.71		3.91	3.44	3.62

Note. Percents are listed for dichotomous variables; means are listed for continuous variables. Level of education is an ordinal scale from 1 (No formal schooling) to 15 (Completed post-college graduate or professional school), with 7 = High school diploma/technical, 8 = High school diploma/ academic, and 9 = GED.

Site Differences:

^*p < 0.05.

^**p < 0.01.

^***p <0.001.