Table 1.
Sample characteristics
| Sample, n | % | Injury prevention score* | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Child characteristics | |||
| Sex | NS | ||
| Male | 321 | 54.0% | 0.83 |
| Female | 273 | 46.0% | 0.84 |
| Birth order | NS | ||
| First born | 227 | 38.2% | 0.83 |
| Later born | 367 | 61.8% | 0.83 |
| Race | (F = 8.2; p < 0.001) | ||
| White | 202 | 34.2% | 0.86a |
| African-American | 329 | 55.7% | 0.82b |
| Other | 60 | 10.2% | 0.80b |
| Participant characteristics | |||
| Participant age (years) | NS | ||
| ≥20 | 138 | 23.4% | 0.81 |
| 21–25 | 224 | 37.9% | 0.84 |
| 26–30 | 108 | 18.3% | 0.84 |
| 31–35 | 54 | 9.1% | 0.86 |
| >35 | 67 | 11.3% | 0.83 |
| Participant education | NS | ||
| <High school diploma | 89 | 14.8% | 0.82 |
| High school diploma/GED | 278 | 46.7% | 0.84 |
| Some college | 175 | 29.2% | 0.83 |
| College graduate | 39 | 6.5% | 0.83 |
| Postgraduate | 10 | 1.7% | 0.76 |
| Household characteristics | |||
| Household income | NS | ||
| <$10,000 | 227 | 38.8% | 0.83 |
| $10,000–$14,999 | 123 | 20.0% | 0.83 |
| $15,000–$24,999 | 113 | 19.3% | 0.84 |
| $25,000–$49,999 | 89 | 15.2% | 0.84 |
| $50,000–$74,999 | 25 | 4.3% | 0.87 |
| ≥$75,000 | 8 | 1.4% | 0.78 |
| Homeowner status | NS | ||
| Rent home | 446 | 75.3% | 0.83 |
| Own home | 146 | 24.7% | 0.84 |
*
Significant difference in injury prevention score by demographic characteristic is indicated in parentheses.
Groups with different superscript letters are significantly different in post hoc analyses.
NS, not significant.