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APPENDIX E.VII


TABLE E.VII.32
CHARACTERISTICS OF FAMILIES IN KEY PROGRAM SUBGROUPS
    1997 Program Approach Overall Implementation Implementation of Child Development Implementation of Family Development State Requires Parents of Infants to Work
  Average Across
Sites 		Average Center Average Home-based Average Mixed Average Early Average Later Average Other Average Early Average One Period Average Never Average
Early 		Average One Period Average Never Average Yes Average
No
Race/Ethnicity                              
White nonhispanic 36 29 39 39 58 22 28 51 21 35 62 20 16 53 25
Black nonhispanic 34 45 28 35 23 33 50 33 38 33 27 33 56 23 43
Hispanic 24 22 29 21 14 41 16 14 34 28 7 42 25 19 28
Other 5 5 4 6 5 4 6 3 7 5 4 5 5 5 5
Primary Language                              
English 79 81 74 83 89 66 81 90 67 77 94 64 77 86 73
Other 21 19 26 17 11 34 19 10 33 23 6 36 23 14 27
                               
Age of Child at Enrollment                              
Unborn 24 12 25 32 28 25 20 19 26 29 32 20 18 23 26
0-4 months 36 32 36 38 31 41 36 33 40 36 36 38 29 31 39
5-12 months 40 56 38 31 41 35 45 48 35 36 32 42 53 46 36
                               
Child's Birth Order                              
Firstborn 63 68 61 62 57 65 67 60 66 63 55 68 68 63 63
Later-Born 37 33 39 38 43 35 33 40 34 37 45 32 32 37 37
                               
Mother's Age When Child Was Born                              
Under 20 39 42 36 42 35 42 42 35 49 36 34 43 42 35 43
20 or older 61 59 64 58 65 58 58 65 51 64 66 57 58 65 57
                               
Child's Gender                              
Female 49 48 49 50 51 49 47 49 47 50 50 48 47 50 48
Male 51 53 51 50 50 51 53 51 53 50 50 52 53 50 52
                               
Family Was Receiving                              
AFDC/TANF Cash Assistance                              
Yes 35 26 39 37 32 34 40 28 34 44 40 32 32 27 41
No 65 74 61 63 68 66 60 72 66 57 60 68 68 73 59
                               
Primary Occupation                              
Employed 23 33 22 19 26 23 21 31 18 21 23 22 29 31 18
In school or training 22 28 18 23 19 22 26 20 29 19 16 26 26 19 24
Other 54 39 61 57 55 56 53 49 53 60 61 52 46 50 58
                               
Highest Grade Completed                              
Less than 12th grade 48 46 50 48 39 61 44 39 62 47 39 60 43 39 55
12th grade or GED 28 29 28 29 33 22 30 34 21 29 35 20 30 32 26
More than 12th grade 24 26 22 24 28 17 25 28 18 24 26 19 27 29 20
                               
Living Arrangements                              
With spouse 25 19 29 24 29 23 22 28 26 21 27 24 23 28 23
With other adults 40 44 30 48 39 48 30 38 46 35 37 45 32 40 39
Alone 35 38 41 27 32 29 47 33 27 44 36 31 45 31 38
  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Number of Maternal Risk Factors                              
0-1 18 20 17 18 23 13 18 24 16 14 20 14 23 23 14
2-3 55 57 56 54 56 56 54 56 53 57 55 57 52 56 55
4-5 27 23 27 28 22 31 28 21 31 29 25 29 25 20 31


Source: Head Start Family Information System application and enrollment forms.

Note: Sites are presented in random order.



 

 

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