Table 2 Selected characteristics at baseline
Mean | |
|---|---|
A. Families | |
One-parent family | 0.809 |
Average number of children in household | 2.5 |
Primary language spoken at home is Spanish | 0.217 |
Receiving TANF or Safety Net Assistance | 0.240 |
Receiving food stamps | 0.594 |
B. Primary parent | |
Female | 0.943 |
Average age | 39.9 |
Race/ethnicity | |
Hispanic/Latino | 0.467 |
Black, non-Hispanic/Latino | 0.512 |
Other | 0.035 |
Education | |
GED or high school diploma | 0.260 |
Some college | 0.197 |
Associate’s degree or higher | 0.140 |
Currently working | 0.530 |
N | 4749 |
C. Children | |
Grade set to enter | |
Not yet school-aged | 0.095 |
Kindergarten through 5th | 0.348 |
4th (target grade) | 0.167 |
6th through 8th | 0.242 |
7th (target grade) | 0.161 |
9th through 12th | 0.292 |
9th (target grade) | 0.186 |
N | 11331 |