Table 1 Demographic characteristics
N (%) | |
|---|---|
Child characteristics | |
Total participants | 1756 |
Sexa | |
Boys | 1211 (69.0%) |
Girls | 543 (31.0%) |
Mean age in months (SD)b | 40.4 (SD 16.3) (16.3%) |
Race/ethnicitya | |
Caucasian/not Hispanic or Latino | 1120 (63.9%) |
Caucasian/Hispanic or Latino | 91 (5.2%) |
African American | 52 (3.0%) |
Asian | 76 (4.3%) |
Multiple responses | 453 (23.6%) |
Caregiver characteristics | |
Relationship to the child | |
Parent | 1716 (97.8%) |
Other caregiver | 39 (2.2%) |
Sexa | |
Female | 1344 (76.5%) |
Male | 408 (23.2%) |
Education | |
Some high school | 42 (2.4%) |
High school diploma/GED | 169 (9.7%) |
Some college | 439 (25.1%) |
College degree | 710 (40.5%) |
Master’s degree | 303 (17.3%) |
Doctoral degree | 88 (5.0%) |
Employmenta | |
Employed out of home | 1147 (65.5%) |
Not employed outside of home | 605 (34.5%) |
Relationship status | |
Single, never married | 188 (10.7%) |
Divorced or Separated | 96 (5.5%) |
Married or domestic partner | 1447 (82.6%) |
Widowed | 9 (0.5%) |
Other | 12 (0.7%) |
Number of children in the home (range 0–12 children)c | |
1 | 539 (30.9%) |
2 or more | 1208 (69.1) |
English primary language spoken in home | 1590 (88.9%) |
