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2011 The Palm Beach County Family Study (Full Report)

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Table 64. Logistic Regression of Child’s Emergent Literacy/Pre-Academic Skills at Year 5 aPredictor Variable Odds Ratio Sig. Odds Ratio Sig.Average number of services used, years 2–5 1.1 NS — —Ever received help with parenting information, years 2–5 — — 0.9 NSBaseline CharacteristicsRace/nativityBlack—U.S.-born 7.1 *** 7.6 ***Black—foreign-born 8.8 *** 7.7 ***Hispanic—U.S.-born 2.3 NS 2.5 NSHispanic—foreign-born (excluded category) — — — —White/other 5.2 * 5.5 *EducationLess than high school diploma 0.6 NS 0.5 NSHigh school graduate 0.7 NS 0.7 NSPost–high school education (excluded category) — — — —Teen mother (at birth of focal child) 0.5 NS 0.5 NSGlades 3.0 ** 3.1 **Number of children 0.9 NS 0.9 NSLives with partner 1.0 NS 1.0 NSMother employed 2.9 * 2.8 *At or below poverty line 0.3 ** 0.4 *Focal child with special needs 1.4 NS 1.3 NSNumber of housing problems 0.8 * 0.8 *Depression: CES-D score > 16 0.7 NS 0.7 NS<strong>Family</strong>/friend support score 1.1 NS 1.0 NSOverall parenting score 9.5 ^ 8.7 ^Investigated or indicated DCF report 0.1 * 0.1 *Childcare arrangements (year 5)Non-QIS center 2.2 ^ 2.0 NS<strong>Family</strong> childcare 1.2 NS 1.1 NSFriend/neighbor/other 0.3 NS 0.2 NSParent/Relatives 0.6 NS 0.6 NSQIS center (excluded category) — — — —Age of focal child at year 5 0.9 NS 0.9 NSχ 2 120.6*** 126.3***a Data were not weighted in this analysis.∧ p ≤ .10, * p < .05, ** p < .01, *** p < .001.Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago 119

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