Table 2

 Demographic characteristics of participants and non-participants

CharacteristicCompleted home visit, n (%)p Value*
No (n = 148)Yes (n = 64)
T tests used were for continuous variables and χ2 tests were used for categorical variables. When cells contained values <5 then Fisher’s exact tests were used.
White89 (60.1)41 (64.1)0.59
Child age (years), mean (SD)5.3 (0.3)5.5 (0.4)0.75
Female child64 (43.2)32 (50.0)0.36
Family income
    <$10,0006 (4.1)2 (3.1)0.67
    $10,000–25,00018 (12.2)10 (15.6)
    $25,000–50,00038 (25.7)16 (25.0)
    $50,000–75,00032 (21.6)18 (28.1)
    $75,000+38 (25.7)16 (25.0)
    Don’t know3 (2.0)0 (0.0)
    Refused to answer13 (8.8)2 (3.1)
Parent education
    Some high school or less11 (7.4)3 (3.1)0.88
    High school graduate26 (17.6)12 (18.8)
    Some college35 (23.7)16 (25.0)
    College degree49 (33.1)24 (37.5)
    Some graduate/professional school20 (13.5)9 (14.1)
    Refused to answer1 (0.7)0 (0.0)
    Missing6 (4.1)1 (1.6)