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Table 1 Characteristics for the ECLS-B sample and the sample for the present study

From: The role of length of maternity leave in supporting mother–child interactions and attachment security among American mothers and their infants

Characteristics

Total ECLS-B %

Working mother %

Child’s gender

 Male

51.2

51.9

 Female

48.8

48.1

Mother’s ethnicity

 White

53.7

55.7

 African American or black

13.7

14.5

 Hispanic white

6.6

14.6

 Hispanic non-white

8.7

7.5

Asian

2.7

 

 Pacific Islander

.2

.2

 Native American

.5

.4

 More than 1 race (not Hispanic)

3.9

4.3

Mother’s marital status

 Married

67.3

67.9

 Unmarried

32.7

32.1

Maternal employment status

 Working

52.7

100

 Not working

47.2

 

N

10,700a

3850a

  1. Data from ECLS-B restricted-use data file. Weighted frequencies are representative of the children born in the U.S. in the year 2001
  2. aSamples sizes are rounded to the nearest 50, consistent with the requirements of the National Center for Education Statistics