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APPENDIX E.VII

TABLE E.VII.10
IMPACTS ON SERVICE RECEIPT DURING THE FIRST 16 MONTHS, BY CHILD'S BIRTH ORDER
Service Child Was Firstborn Child   Child Was Not Firstborn Child
Program Group Control
Group
Impact Estimate Per Eligible Applicant   Program Group Control
Group
Impact Estimate Per Eligible Applicant
ANY SERVICES
Any Key Services***a,b 94.7 74.8 19.9***   97.9 73.6 24.3***
Any Home Visits Or Center-Based Child Care*** 91.8 52.7 39.1***   95.6 48.4 47.3***
HOME VISITS
Any Home Visits*** 86.0 34.9 51.1***   90.5 29.6 60.9***
Any Child Development Services During Home Visits*** 85.1 32.6 52.4***   90.5 26.6 63.9***
Weekly Home Visits (1st Followup)*** 43.1 4.8 38.3***   52.5 2.4 50.2***
CHILD CARE
Any Child Care*** 83.7 77.9 5.7***   71.4 67.1 4.4
Any Center-Based Child Care*** 43.1 27.0 16.2***   38.7 25.9 12.7***
Average Hours/Week of Center Care 7.2 3.5 3.7***   6.6 3.3 3.3***
Concurrent Child Care Arrangements*** 35.7 33.0 2.7   30.2 27.6 2.5
Average Weekly Out-of-Pocket Cost of Care $5.55 $8.64 -$3.09***   $5.56 $7.84 -$2.27*
CASE MANAGEMENT
Any Case Management Meetings*** 84.1 50.0 34.1***   88.8 48.9 39.9***
Weekly Case Management-1st Followup*** 46.2 8.6 37.7***   53.4 8.6 44.9***
GROUP ACTIVITIES
Any Group Parenting Activities*** 66.2 31.3 34.9***   68.7 28.8 39.9***
Any Parent-Child Group Activities*** 33.6 11.3 22.3***   34.5 6.7 27.9***
EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES
Identification of Child's Disability*** 3.9 3.1 0.8   6.2 3.8 2.4
Services for Child With Disability*** 2.9 2.1 0.8   3.7 1.2 2.6**
CHILD HEALTH SERVICES
Any Child Health Services*** 99.6 99.5 0.1   99.3 99.4 -0.0
Any Doctor Visits*** 92.1 93.6 -1.5   95.4 93.0 2.5
Any Emergency Room Visits*** 44.2 40.8 3.4   40.9 38.8 2.1
Any Dentist Visits*** 9.9 9.5 0.5   11.6 9.0 2.6
Any Screening Tests*** 56.7 56.1 0.6   52.1 47.2 4.9
Any Immunizations*** 98.3 96.5 1.8*   95.9 97.8 -1.9
FAMILY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
Any Education-Related Services*** 85.0 56.1 29.0***   78.6 41.1 37.5***
Any Employment-Related Services*** 69.7 29.7 39.9***   62.3 27.9 34.3***
Any Family Health Services*** 97.5 97.7 -0.2   98.7 98.7 -0.0
Any Family Mental Health Services*** 17.2 14.2 3.0   18.2 20.7 -2.5
Transportation Assistance*** 28.3 19.3 9.1***   27.8 18.0 9.8***
Housing Assistance*** 49.6 47.8 1.7   52.6 49.4 3.3
Sample Size 705 687 1,392   425 409 834


SOURCE: Parent Services Follow-Up Interviews completed an average of 7 and 16 months after random assignment.

NOTE: All estimates were calculated using regression models, where each site was weighted equally. Only sites with at least 10 program group members and 10 control group members in the subgroup are included in the estimates for each subgroup.

aHome visits, case management, center-based child care, and/or group parenting activities.(back)

bAsterisks next to variable names indicate significance levels for statistical tests of differences in impacts across the subgroups.(back)

*Significantly different from zero at the .10 level, two-tailed test.
**Significantly different from zero at the .05 level, two-tailed test.
***Significantly different from zero at the .01 level, two-tailed test.



 

 

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