2011 The Palm Beach County Family Study (Full Report)

Table 61. Logistic Regression of Child’s Communication Skills at Year 5 aPredictor Variable Odds Ratio Sig. Odds Ratio Sig.Average number of services used, years 2–5 0.9 NS — —Ever received help with parenting information, years 2–5 — — 0.5 *Baseline CharacteristicsRace/nativityBlack—U.S.-born 2.1 NS 2.4 ^Black—foreign-born 2.6 ^ 2.9 *Hispanic—U.S-born 0.8 NS 0.9 NSHispanic—foreign-born (excluded category) — — — —White/other 3.0 ^ 3.1 ^EducationLess than high school diploma 0.5 NS 0.5 NSHigh school graduate 0.4 * 0.3 **Post–high school education (excluded category) — — — —Teen mother (at birth of focal child) 0.9 NS 1.0 NSGlades 1.3 NS 1.2 NSNumber of children 0.8 NS 0.7 ^Lives with partner 1.0 NS 1.0 NSMother employed 1.3 NS 1.0 NSAt or below poverty line 1.0 NS 1.0 NSFocal child with special needs 1.2 NS 1.2 NSNumber of housing problems 0.9 NS 1.0 NSDepression: CES-D score > 16 1.0 NS 1.0 NSFamily/friend support score 1.0 NS 1.0 NSOverall parenting score 13.0 * 17.9 **Investigated or indicated DCF report 0.5 NS 0.4 NSChildcare arrangements (year 5)Non-QIS center 1.5 NS 1.5 NSFamily childcare 3.2 NS 3.6 NSFriend/neighbor/other 0.5 NS 0.6 NSParent/relatives 0.6 NS 0.5 ^QIS center (excluded category) — — — —Age of focal child at year 5 0.9 NS 0.9 NSχ 2 43.7** 49.3**a Data were not weighted in this analysis.∧ p ≤ .10, * p < .05, ** p < .01, *** p < .001.Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago 116