k8

Descriptives of sample

• n completed at each of the yearly assessments - be sure to talk about how the sample changed over time, who stayed in, who dropped, who did i run out of time for...
• then talk about each of the variables listed below at baseline then how it changed over time (e.g., at baseline moms were x educated. but by 24 month, x% more moms either were back in school or had completed higher education)
  • ethnicity
    • white - 204; 104 boys 100 girls
    • black - 30; 12 boys 18 girls
    • hispanic - 85; 38 boys 47 girls
    • from chapter 4 - "maybe in chapter 2 reference that hispanics are often left out of studies and this one adddresses this need; do an as previously mentioned sample ethnicity looks like this, why and how that fits austin and large us population"
  • mother age (only at baseline)
  • education (both levels and classification as a student)
  • income
  • receipt of financial aid
  • employment status
  • family size - number of children living with mom
  • custody arrangements (only baseline)
  • child support (only baseline)
  • who suggested divorce (only baseline)
  • mother and child health (only baseline)