Table 1 Demographic information and descriptive characteristics of the analytic sample (N=170)

N

%

Child gender

Male

87

51.18

Child race

White

26

15.29

Black or African American

117

68.82

Multi-race

23

13.53

Other

2

1.18

Missing

2

1.18

Child ethnicity

Hispanic

14

8.24

Maternal education

Less than high school

21

12.35

High school or GED

60

35.29

Vocational/technical school or some college/associate degree

72

42.35

College or graduate degree

15

8.82

Missing

2

1.18

Maternal employment

Working full-time

29

17.06

Working part-time

58

34.12

Not employed

60

35.29

Disabled, not able to work

19

11.18

Retired

1

0.59

Missing

3

1.76

Maternal marital status

Single moms

133

78.24

Missing

3

1.76

Household income

Less than $10,000

59

34.71

$10,000–$15,000

31

18.24

$15,001–$25,000

19

11.18

$25,001–$35,000

16

9.41

$35,001–$45,000

8

4.71

$45,001–$55,000

8

4.71

$55,001 and up

9

5.29

Don’t know

14

8.24

Missing

6

3.53

Mean (SD)

Range

5.47 (0.38)

[4.05, 6.04]

31.39 (6.38)

[21.25, 52.95]

88.99 (11.89)

[70, 120]

94.43 (13.03)

[59, 117]

94.72 (13.36)

[62, 135]

51.79 (14.67)

[28, 93]

95.66 (15.21)

[51, 140]