2011 The Palm Beach County Family Study (Full Report)

Table 66. Selected Maternal and Child Characteristics by ECHOS Scores aVital Statistics DataRace/ethnicity and NativityTotalNot YetDemonstratingEmerging/Progressing orConsistentlyDemonstratingN=283 n=68 n=215Black, U.S.-born 36 31 37Black, Foreign-born 12 6 14Hispanic, U.S.-born 8 4 9Hispanic, Foreign-born** 40 56 35Other 5 3 5Teen mother (at birth of focal child) 21 25 20First trimester prenatal care 40 34 42Year 1 (Baseline) Survey DataLanguage spoken at homeEnglish 50 40 53Spanish* 41 54 37Other 9 6 10Lives with partner* 61 74 57Less than high school diploma 59 68 56At or below poverty threshold 71 77 69Mother currently employed 14 10 15Depression score ≥ 16 37 35 38Focal child’s age in months (mean, sd) 1.8 (1.1) 1.6 (0.9) 1.9 (1.2)Number of children (mean, sd) 2.0 (1.2) 1.9 (1.3) 2.1 (1.2)Negative housing conditions (mean, sd) 1.3 (1.7) 1.4 (1.8) 1.2 (1.7)Overall Parenting Score (mean, sd)*** 0.78 (.15) 0.71 (.18) 0.80 (.14)Year 1-3 Survey DataNumber of well-child medical visits (mean, sd) 6.4 (2.6) 6.5 (2.7) 6.3 (2.7)Year 1-5 Survey DataNumber of years focal child has health insurance (mean, sd) 4.0 (1.1) 3.8 (1.3) 4.1 (1.1)Year 2 Survey DataFocal child has special needs 21 25 20Year 2-5 Survey DataNumber of services used (mean, sd) 3.6 (1.5) 3.4 (1.3) 3.6 (1.6)Year 5 Survey DataChildcare optionsQIS Center, Head Start, Prekindergarten 21 14 23Non-QIS Center, Head Start, Prekindergarten** 21 9 24Family Childcare 1 0 2Friend, Neighbor or Other* 6 12 4At home with parent or relative* 51 65 47a Analyses were not weighted and were not selected.Notes: With regard to number of well child visits, it should be noted that in Year 1 this item was phrased as "Since focal child was born, howmany times has s/he going for well-baby check-ups?" In years 2 and 3, this item was phrased as "During the last 6 months, how many times hasfocal child gone for well-baby check-ups?"Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago 124