Table 1 Sample Characteristics
Characteristic | |
|---|---|
Families, N = 1,270 | |
Family income in $1,000 s (M, SD) | 32.37, 15.50 |
Receipt of Social Assistance (n) | 5.5% (106) |
Both parents born > Canada(n) | 19.5% (375) |
Parent education in years (M, SD) | 11.93, 3.38 |
Parent medical health problem (n) | 21.2% (409) |
Parent functional limitation (n) | 8.2% (159) |
Parent treated for “nerves” (n) | 16.2% (311) |
Parent hospitalized for “nerves” (n) | 5.9% (119) |
Family Functioning (M, SD) | 36.14, 5.20 |
Children, N = 1,928 | |
Child health in 1983 | |
Male child (n) | 48.8% (941) |
Age (M, SD) | 10.08, 3.68 |
Medical condition (n) | 16.2% (309) |
Functional limitation (n) | 4.5% (85) |
Psychiatric disorder (n) | 10.2 (197) |
School performance--- teacher/parent (M, SD) | 3.36, 0.95 |
Low birth weight (n) | 2.7% (53) |
Retrospective Assessment in 2001 of Childhood Abuse | |
Severe Physical Abuse (n) | 18.2% (351) |
Sexual Abuse (n) | 5.3% (107) |
Outcomes and Covariates in 2001 | |
Body Mass Index (M, SD) | 25.38, 4.78 |
Education in 2001 | 15.15, 2.70 |
Income in 2001 in $1,000 s (M, SD) | 33.79, 21.97 |
SF-12® Mental Component Score (M, SD) | 18.23, 2.11 |
SF-12® Physical Component Score (M, SD) | 22.32, 3.32 |