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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.