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Analytic approach<br />

• Dependent variables : Physical, Social-Emotional and<br />

Learn<strong>in</strong>g Outcome Indices at Wave 3 (age 8-9 yrs).<br />

• 3 hierarchical multiple regression analyses– 5 steps:<br />

1. Community (macro-level)<br />

2. Education and childcare (exo/meso level)<br />

3. Family structure and demographics (meso/micro-level)<br />

4. Family function<strong>in</strong>g (micro-level)<br />

5. Child characteristics<br />

• Predic<strong>to</strong>rs measured at Wave 1 (4-5 yrs) and 2 (6-7 yrs)<br />

• Each predic<strong>to</strong>r standardised (X=0, SD=1)<br />

• Used SAS surveyreg procedure <strong>to</strong> account for study design.<br />

• Weighted <strong>to</strong> adjust for non-response.

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