Caregiver Demographics LONGSCAN 1991

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1 Caregiver Demographics LONGSCAN 1991 Description of Measure Purpose To gather demographic information from caregivers. Conceptual Organization The form begins with a series of items to intended to gather information on the respondent's educational background, followed by the current employment status and occupations of both maternal caregivers and husbands or partners who are living in the home. Respondents are then asked to report their total family income, collapsed into a number of ranges, and to indicate each source of that income. The number of persons dependent upon this income is also gathered so that per capita household income may be calculated. The last section gathers basic demographic information including age, race, marital status, and religious affiliation and involvement. Materials LONGSCAN utilized an A-CASI administration. Time Required 10 minutes Administration Method Interviewer-administered Training Minimal Scoring Score Types Individual item scores are most useful. Occupational status is scored using the 9-point Hollingshead Occupational Scale (Hollingshead, 1975). Education was measured by number of years of schooling as well as by degrees or certification attained. Annual income was measured in $5,000 increments up to greater than $50,000 per year. Score Interpretation The Hollingshead Occupational Scale ranges from 1 (menial jobs) to 9 (major professional jobs) (Hollingshead, 1975). Explicit coding instructions are found in the LONGSCAN scoring manual. LONGSCAN Use Data Points Pre-Age 4: MW & NW sites only Age 4, 6, 8, 12, 14, & 16: all sites

2 Respondent Primary maternal caregiver Mnemonic and Version DEMA (Pre-Age 4/Age 4) DE6A (Age 6) - Modified to include questions about the educational status of the caregiver s partner. Also, the order of the questions was changed slightly. DEA (Age 8) - Caregiver race is omitted. DEMB (Ages 12, 14 & 16) - Racial/ethnic background is included again. Also asks for the number of rooms in the caregiver s home. Rationale Information gathered on this form is needed to examine research questions related to the socio-demographic characteristic of the child's caregiver(s). The Hollingshead Index (1975) is widely used as a measure of socioeconomic status. Results Descriptive Statistics For descriptive statistics of the age 4-8 Caregiver Demographics, please refer to the 1 st and 2 nd volumes of the measures manuals (Hunter et al., 2003).. Table 1 shows the racial distribution of caregivers at the age 12 and 14 interviews. As seen at the earlier ages, the majority of caregivers were African American at both age 12 and 14, followed by Caucasians. Table 1. Descriptive Statistics for the and 14 Caregiver White/ Caucasian Black/ African American Hispanic Other* White/ Caucasian Black/ African American Hispanic Other* N N Overall EA MW SO SW NW Age Distribution. Figure 1 displays the mean age of LONGSCAN caregivers at the and 14 interviews. Caregiver s at the age 12 interview had an overall mean age of 41.5 (SD = 10.5), and 43 at the age 14 interview (SD = 10.5).

3 # of Caregivers Figure 1. Distribution for Caregivers Age at the and 14 Interviews >60 Age Groups Educational Attainment. Tables 2 shows selected caregiver educational attainment by race and study site, based on responses at the and 14 interviews. A little over 75 of LONGSCAN caregivers had obtained a high school diploma or equivalency certificate (GED) at both the age 12 and 14 interviews. Table 2. Descriptive Statistics for the and 14 Caregiver Education Obtained H.S. Diploma/GED Obtained Vocational Certificate Obtained Associate Degree Obtained Bachelor Degree Masters and or Doctorate Degree Overall White Black Hispanic Other * EA MW SO SW NW Overall sample size for age 12 N = 936 and N= 833. Work Status. Table 3 displays caregiver work status for the age 12 and 14 interviews. Forty-three percent of caregivers were working full time at the age 12 and 14 interviews, while 29 of caregivers reported that they didn t work because they were either retired or disabled.

4 Table 3. Descriptive Statistics for the and 14 Caregiver Work Status Work Full Time Work Part Time Unemployed Don t work (i.e., retired, disabled) Other (i.e., student, work sometimes) Overall White Black Hispanic Other * EA MW SO SW NW Overall sample size for age 12 N = 937 and N= 834. Marital Status. Table 4 provides descriptive statistics on caregiver marital status at ages 12 and 14, by race and study site. Overall, approximately 34 of the maternal caregivers at the age 12 interview reported that they were single and had never married (32 at age 14), while almost 38 were married (39 at age 14). Table 4. Descriptive Statistics for the and 14 Caregiver Marital Status Married Single, never married Separated Divorced Widowed Overall White Black Hispanic Other * EA MW SO SW NW Overall sample size for age 12 N = 935 and N= 833. Income. Figure 2 displays the distribution for household income reported by the primary caregivers at the age 12 and 14 interviews. On average, LONGSCAN families had slightly more than 4 household members dependent upon the family s total yearly income for both the age 12 and 14 interviews. The median annual family income for LONGSCAN households was between $25,000-$30,000 at both the age 12 and 14 interviews.

5 # of Caregivers Figure 2. Distribution for Caregivers Income at the and 14 Interviews < 5K 5-10K 10-15K 15-20K 20-25K 25-30K 30-35K 35-40K 40-45K 45-50K > 50K Household Income References and Bibliography Hollingshead, A. B. (1975). Four-factor Index of Social Status. Unpublished manuscript, Yale University, New Haven, CT. Hunter, W. M., Cox, C. E., Teagle, S., Johnson, R. M., Mathew, R., Knight, E. D., & Leeb, R. T. (2003). Measures for Assessment of Functioning and Outcomes in Longitudinal Research on Child Abuse. Volume 1: Early Childhood. Accessible at the LONGSCAN web site ( Hunter, W. M., Cox, C. E., Teagle, S., Johnson, R. M., Mathew, R., Knight, E. D., Leeb, R. T., & Smith, J. B. (2003). Measures for Assessment of Functioning and Outcomes in Longitudinal Research on Child Abuse. Volume 2: Middle Childhood. Accessible at the LONGSCAN web site (