Per cent distributions of sample characteristics by race and 1990 medical coverage status
| Total (n=2036) | White (n=835) | Non-white (n=1201) | Privately insured (n=1332) | Not privately insured (n=704) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | 49.7 | 49.7 | 49.6 | 49.6 | 49.7 |
| White | 41.0 | — | — | 49.1 | 25.7 |
| Privately insured | 65.4 | 78.3 | 56.5 | — | — |
| Medicaid | 19.9 | 8.5 | 27.9 | — | — |
| Uninsured | 14.7 | 13.2 | 15.7 | — | — |
| Mean age of child (in years) | 6.78 | 6.58 | 6.93 | 6.74 | 6.86 |
| Income below poverty level, 1988 | 30.4 | 17.1 | 39.6 | 16.6 | 43.6 |
| Spouse of mother is absent from home | 33.9 | 18.0 | 45.0 | 23.7 | 53.1 |
| Child has no older biological siblings | 58.4 | 62.0 | 55.9 | 62.2 | 51.1 |
| Mother has completed 12 or more years of school, 1988 | 65.3 | 72.0 | 60.6 | 76.4 | 55.7 |
| Mother has a work limiting health condition | 6.8 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 6.3 |
| Home is “cluttered” | 15.4 | 17.8 | 13.7 | 14.6 | 16.9 |
| Home is “dark or perceptually monotonous” | 10.3 | 6.2 | 13.2 | 6.7 | 25.7 |
| Home is “dark or cluttered” | 21.8 | 20.0 | 23.1 | 18.5 | 28.0 |
| Child had a medically attended injury that occurred at home in 1990 | 5.5 | 8.3 | 3.6 | 6.5 | 3.6 |