At the first data collection session, youths’ mean age was 11.65 years (SD = 0.35) and caregivers’ mean age was 36.7 years (SD = 7.1). Of the mothers, 32.6% were married and living with their husbands, 2.4% were married but separated, 7.1% were cohabiting with a significant other, 25.2% were in a significant relationship but not cohabiting, and 32.7% were not in a significant relationship. Mean household monthly income was $2,082. Although 75% of the mothers were employed outside the home, 44.5% of the families lived below federal poverty standards and another 29.6% lived within 150% of the poverty threshold.
