CHILD CHARACTERISTICS | Â |
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Child demographics | Â |
Female | 49.2% |
Number of children in household | Â |
   1 (focal child only) | 25.9% |
   2-3 children | 63.3% |
   4 or more children | 10.8% |
Birth order (mean) | 2.1 |
Physical health factors | Â |
Gestational age | Â |
   Very premature (< 32 weeks) | 1.3% |
   Premature (< 37 weeks) | 12.3% |
Birthweight | Â |
   Very low birthweight (< 1500 grams) | 0.6% |
   Low birthweight (between 1500 grams and 2500 grams) | 6.5% |
Weight at age two | Â |
   Body Mass Index < 5th percentile | 17.2% |
   Body Mass Index > 95th percentile | 14.3% |
Developmental abilities | Â |
Motor-Social Development score1 (mean) | 103.3 |
   Child has named 4 colors | 64.4% |
   Child has counted from 1-10 | 47.3% |
   Has gone to the toilet alone | 72.0% |
Personality | Â |
Brief Compliance Scale score2 (mean) | 22.1 |
   Almost always obeys when told to turn off TV | 60.7% |
   Never resists going to bed | 30.5% |
   Brief Indicators of Insecure Attachment score3 (mean) | 19.8 |
FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS | Â |
Mean maternal age at child's birth | 27.2 years |
Maternal age at child's birth | Â |
   < 25 years | 25.8% |
   25-29 years | 43.9% |
   ≥ 30 years | 30.3% |
Maternal race/ethnicity | Â |
   Non-hispanic white | 63.0% |
   African-American | 20.3% |
   Hispanic | 13.3% |
   Asian/Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
   Native American | 1.7% |
   Other | 1.2% |
Mother U.S. Born | 95.1% |
Maternal interview conducted in English | 98.8% |
Family structure at age two | Â |
   Married | 75.1% |
   Cohabiting with partner | 5.5% |
   Other | 19.5% |
Maternal employment status 4 | Â |
   Full-time | 35.5% |
   Part-time | 16.5% |
   Not working | 48.1% |
Living at or above poverty 5 | 79.9% |
Maternal Educational Attainment | Â |
   Less than High School | 17.7% |
   High School | 40.2% |
   Some college | 21.4% |
   Bachelor's degree or beyond | 20.8% |
Maternal depressive symptoms (CES-D score ≥ 16) 6 | 22.3% |
Intendedness of pregnancy 7 | Â |
   Wanted pregnancy | 67.7% |
   Mistimed pregnancy | 23.9% |
   Unwanted pregnancy | 8.4% |
HOME and NEIGHBORHOOD ENVIRONMENT | Â |
Prenatal environment | Â |
   No prenatal cigarette exposure | 69% |
   Prenatal alcohol exposure |  |
No alcohol | 64.7% |
Moderate alcohol (< 1/month to < 3-4 days/month) | 30.6% |
Heavy alcohol (1-2 days per week or more) | 4.7% |
Child care type in third year of life | Â |
   Parent | 52.4% |
   Relative | 14.1% |
   Nonrelative | 14.0% |
   Center-based care | 19.3% |
   Other | 0.2% |
Parenting environment | Â |
Mother smokes daily | 29.5% |
Number of books child has of his/her own | Â |
   < 3 | 9.3% |
   3-9 | 17.0% |
   ≥ 10 | 73.7% |
Frequency of reading to child | Â |
   Less than three times per week | 29.4% |
   Three times per week | 31.6% |
   Daily | 39.0% |
Hours watched TV on average school day (mean) | 3.0 hours |
How often does mother argue with spouse/partner about child rearing? | Â |
   No spouse/partner | 16.6% |
   Never/hardly ever &CHILD CARE | 46.8% |
   Often/sometimes | 36.6% |
HOME Emotional Subscale 8 | Â |
   Mother talks to child while working |  |
   Always | 44.0% |
   Often | 44.2% |
   Sometimes | 10.5% |
   Rarely | 1.1% |
   Never | 0.3% |
Number of times mother spanked child during the past week (mean) | 2.3 |
Mother kissed/hugged child (interviewer observation) | 75.9% |
Mother spoke spontaneously to child (interviewer observation) | 93.3% |
Mother verbally responded to child (interviewer observation) | 92.4% |
Mother restricted child 4 or more times (interviewer observation) | 19.9% |
Neighborhood characteristics | Â |
Social connectedness: People keep to themselves and don't care what goes on in the neighborhood | Â |
   Big problem | 6.3% |
   Somewhat of a problem | 23.3% |
   Not a problem | 70.3% |
Joblessness: Lots of people can't find jobs | Â |
   Big problem | 13.3% |
   Somewhat of a problem | 16.7% |
   Not a problem | 70.2% |
Crime: Is crime and violence a... | Â |
   Big problem | 6.2% |
   Somewhat of a problem | 20.2% |
   Not a problem | 73.7% |