Table 2.
Descriptive statistics.
| Baseline characteristic | Sample | Length of Stay (years) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | mean | SD | |
| AoA (years) | ||||
| <1 | 536 | 35.43 | 9.99 | 4.17 |
| 1 | 240 | 15.86 | 9.27 | 4.33 |
| 2 | 125 | 8.26 | 8.70 | 4.43 |
| 3 | 108 | 7.14 | 8.70 | 3.91 |
| 4–5 | 172 | 11.37 | 7.76 | 4.15 |
| 6–7 | 132 | 8.72 | 6.77 | 4.53 |
| 8–10 | 118 | 7.80 | 7.77 | 3.79 |
| >11 | 82 | 5.42 | 7.88 | 4.32 |
| Current Age of Child (years) | ||||
| 5–9 | 500 | 33.05 | 4.17 | 1.35 |
| 10–12 | 349 | 23.07 | 8.65 | 2.30 |
| 13–14 | 234 | 15.47 | 11.20 | 2.72 |
| 15–16 | 430 | 28.42 | 13.17 | 2.93 |
Notes. AOA = age of adoption; Length of stay is the difference between the current age of the child and the age at which the child was placed in their adoptive home.