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Table 2 Baseline socio-demographics for mothers in the Miami and LA samples and the combined sample, by randomization group

From: Legacy for Children TM: a pair of randomized controlled trials of a public health model to improve developmental outcomes among children in poverty

 

Miami (n=289)

LA (n=285)

 

%

%

 

Interv.

Comp.

Interv.

Comp.

Maternal Age < 23

55.5%

59.5%

40.6%

42.5%

Child Gender

    

Male

47.4%

49.1%

56.5%

46.1%

Female

52.6%

50.9%

43.5%

53.9%

Education

    

Less than HS diploma

29.5%

25.0%

21.8%

17.5%

HS diploma or more

70.5%

75.0%

78.2%

82.5%

Marital Status

    

Married

14.5%

16.4%

26.7%

27.5%

Not Currently Married

85.6%

83.6%

73.3%

72.5%

Live with a Husband/Partner

33.7%

31.0%

47.8%

45.3%

Race/Ethnicity (multiple selections allowed)

    

Non-Hispanic Black

65.9%

74.1%

43.6%

46.7%

Non-Hispanic White

1.7%

0.0%

5.5%

8.3%

Hispanic

9.8%

7.7%

43.6%

37.5%

Haitian

18.5%

14.7%

1.2%

3.3%

Other

4.1%

3.5%

6.4%

4.6%

Employment

    

Working full- or part-time

21.4%

21.6%

28.5%

32.5%

Not working

78.6%

78.5%

71.5%

67.5%

Household Income

    

<$20,000

53.8%

50.9%

49.7%

45.0%

>= $20,000

38.7%

37.1%

42.2%

48.3%

Missing

7.5%

12.1%

7.9%

6.7%

Languages Spoken at Home

    

Non-English language

34.7%

34.5%

50.9%

49.2%

 

Mean

Mean

Household Composition

    

Number of adults living in home*

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.5

Number of children living in home^

1.4

1.5

1.4

1.5

  1. * Excluding Legacy mother, top-coded at 6
  2. ^ Excluding Legacy child