Table 1

Demographic characteristics of mother–child participants (n = 163)

CharacteristicValue
Maternal age (years)30.0 (5.6)
Child age (months)5.4 (2.5)
Child gender
    M68 (41.7%)
    F95 (58.3%)
Child race
    White, non-Hispanic115 (70.6%)
    Black, non-Hispanic38 (23.3%)
    Other10 (6.1%)
Number of siblings
    082 (50.3%)
    157 (35.0%)
    ⩾212 (7.4%)
    Unknown12 (7.4%)
Total household income
    <US$30 00040 (23.5%)
    $30 000–49 99927 (16.6%)
    $50 000–69 99925 (15.3%)
    $70 000–89 99937 (22.7%)
    $90 000–119 99913 (8.0%)
    ⩾$120 00017 (10.4%)
    Unknown4 (2.4%)
Insurance status
    Private122 (74.8%)
    Medicaid31 (19.4%)
    Unknown10 (6.1%)
Maternal education
    ⩽High school20 (12.3%)
    <College49 (30.0%)
    College graduate/postgraduate94 (57.7%)
  • Unless otherwise indicated, the value is mean (SD).