2011 The Palm Beach County Family Study (Full Report)

Table 60. Logistic Regression of Child’s Likelihood of Speaking in Long Sentences at Year 5 aPredictor VariableModel 1 b Model 2Odds Ratio Sig. Odds Ratio Sig.Average number of services used, years 2–5 0.8 * — —Ever received help with parenting information, years 2–5 — — 0.8 NSBaseline CharacteristicsRace/nativityBlack—U.S.-born 3.1 * 2.2 ^Black—foreign-born 0.9 NS 1.1 NSHispanic—U.S.-born 1.8 NS 1.8 NSHispanic—foreign-born (excluded category) — — — —White/other 1.3 NS 1.1 NSEducationLess than high school diploma 0.7 NS 0.8 NSHigh school graduate 0.5 NS 0.5 NSPost–high school education (excluded category) — — — —Teen mother (at birth of focal child) 1.7 NS 1.6 NSGlades 1.6 NS 1.5 NSNumber of children 1.2 NS 1.1 NSLives with partner 1.1 NS 1.1 NSMother employed 0.5 NS 0.7 NSAt or below poverty line 1.1 NS 0.9 NSFocal child with special needs 0.6 NS 0.6 NSNumber of housing problems 1.1 NS 1.1 NSDepression: CES-D score > 16 1.2 NS 1.1 NSFamily/friend support score 1.0 NS 1.0 NSOverall parenting score 1.9 NS 2.1 NSInvestigated or indicated DCF report 0.1 *** 0.1 ***Childcare arrangements (year 5)Non-QIS center 1.2 NS 1.3 NSFamily childcare 1.0 NS 1.3 NSFriend/neighbor/other 0.7 NS 1.1 NSParent/relatives 0.7 NS 0.9 NSQIS center (excluded category) — — — —Age of focal child at year 5 1.2 * 1.2 *χ 2 40.6* 35.1^a Data were not weighted in this analysis.b We report results from two different models. In the first, we used average service use during years 2 through 4 as the primaryindependent variable; in the second, we used receipt of help with parenting information services during years 2 through 4.∧ p ≤ .10, * p < .05, ** p < .01, *** p < .001.Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago 115