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2011 The Palm Beach County Family Study (Full Report)

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Table 68. Selected Maternal and Child Characteristics by FAIR ScoresVital Statistics DataRace/ethnicity and NativityTotal Below 67% 67% or higherN=289 n=181 n=108Black, U.S.-born 36 36 36Black, Foreign-born* 11 7 17Hispanic, U.S.-born 8 7 10Hispanic; Foreign-born* 40 45 32Other 5 5 6Teen mother 20 22 19First trimester prenatal care* 40 35 47Year 1 (Baseline) Survey DataLanguage spoken at homeEnglish 50 46 57Spanish* 41 46 32Other 9 7 11Lives with partner 62 64 58Less than high school diploma** 59 65 49At or below poverty threshold*** 71 79 58Mother currently employed** 13 8 20Depression score ≥ 16 36 38 33Focal child’s age in months (mean, sd) 1.8 (1.1) 1.7 (1.1) 1.9 (1.1)Number of children (mean, sd) 2.0 (1.2) 2.0 (1.1) 2.0 (1.3)Negative housing conditions (mean, sd) 1.3 (1.7) 1.4 (1.8) 1.1 (1.6)Overall Parenting Score (mean, sd)** 0.78 (.16) 0.75 (.16) 0.81 (.14)Year 1-3 Survey DataNumber of well-child medical visits (mean, sd) 6.4 (2.7) 6.4 (2.8) 6.3 (2.5)Year 1-5 Survey DataNumber of years of health insurance (mean, sd)* 4.0 (1.1) 3.9 (1.2) 4.2 (1.0)Year 2 Survey DataFocal child has special needs 20 20 21Year 2-5 Survey DataNumber of services used Years 2-5 (mean, sd) 3.6 (1.6) 3.7 (1.6) 3.5 (1.6)Year 5 Survey DataChildcare optionsQIS Center, Head Start, Prekindergarten 21 18 24Non-QIS Center, Head Start, Prekindergarten 20 18 23<strong>Family</strong> Childcare 2 2 2Friend, Neighbor or Other 6 6 7At home with parent or relative* 51 56 43a 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 childwas born, how many times has s/he going for well-baby check-ups?" In years 2 and 3, this item was phrased as "During the last 6months, how many times has focal child gone for well-baby check-ups?"Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago 127

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