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APPENDIX E.VII


TABLE E.VII.5
IMPACTS ON SELF-SUFFICIENCY, BY CHILD'S AGE AT ENROLLMENT
  Child Was Unborn   Child Was 0 to 4 Months Old   Child Was 5 to 12 Months Old
Outcome Program Group Control Groupa Impact Estimate per Participantb Effect Sizec   Program Group Control Groupa Impact Estimate per Participantb Effect Sizec   Program Group Control Groupa Impact Estimate per Participantb Effect
Sizec
EDUCATION/JOB TRAINING
Ever in Education/Training***d 47.8 47.7 0.1 0.2   46.4 37.3 9.1** 18.3   46.7 44.2 2.5 5.0
Ever in High School*** 17.9 17.4 0.4 1.5   10.8 5.4 5.3** 18.3   9.8 6.0 3.7** 12.8
Ever in ESL Class*** 0.6 1.3 -0.7 -5.9   2.2 0.6 1.7 14.7   3.0 1.6 1.3 11.9
Ever in Vocational Program*** 13.6 14.9 -1.3 -3.9   13.9 13.4 0.5 1.5   17.3 13.1 4.2 12.7
Average Hours/Week in Education//Training 5.3 4.9 0.4 5.2   4.7 3.0 1.7*** 21.9   5.1 4.2 0.9 12.2
In Education/Training:                            
First Quarter*** 25.6 24.1 1.5 3.6   21.1 20.4 0.7 1.6   26.8 25.9 0.9 2.1
Second Quarter*** 27.7 21.0 6.8* 15.3   27.8 22.6 5.1 11.6   30.5 30.5 0.0 0.1
Third Quarter*** 30.4 28.5 1.9 4.3   32.0 20.0 12.0*** 27.2   30.9 29.9 1.0 2.3
Fourth Quarter*** 31.0 30.2 0.8 1.9   31.4 21.5 9.9*** 23.1   29.2 26.4 2.8 6.5
Fifth Quarter*** 31.5 27.9 3.6 8.3   28.4 24.0 4.5 10.4   31.1 24.9 6.2 14.5
Have High School Diploma *** 37.2 39.0 -1.8 -3.6   47.8 47.3 0.5 1.1   52.3 46.3 6.1* 12.2
Have GED*** 9.6 7.4 2.2 7.5   11.1 9.0 2.0 6.9   8.2 10.7 -2.5 -8.6
EMPLOYMENT
Ever Employed*** 65.0 64.4 0.6 1.4   72.8 75.8 -3.1 -6.8   71.7 72.3 -0.6 -1.3
Average Hours/Week in Employment 10.1 11.5 -1.4 -9.0   15.7 16.6 -0.9 -6.1   15.3 16.0 -0.8 -4.9
Employed in:                            
First Quarter*** 30.5 29.4 1.1 2.3   38.4 43.9 -5.5 -11.1   45.7 46.0 -0.3 -0.6
Second Quarter*** 35.8 40.8 -5.0 -10.0   46.7 53.2 -6.5 -13.0   49.8 50.8 -1.1 -2.1
Third Quarter*** 42.3 46.7 -4.4 -8.8   54.4 54.0 0.4 0.8   54.1 55.8 -1.7 -3.5
Fourth Quarter*** 47.6 46.3 1.3 2.7   57.6 58.1 -0.5 -1.1   57.9 57.0 0.9 1.8
Fifth Quarter*** 53.7 52.3 1.4 2.9   61.5 66.3 -4.8 -9.8   62.5 61.0 1.4 2.9
ANY SELF-SUFFICIENCY-ORIENTED ACTIVITY (EDUCATION/TRAINING OR EMPLOYMENT)
Ever Employed or in Education/Training*** 81.5 79.4 2.1 5.5   85.6 82.4 3.2 8.3   82.9 83.0 -0.1 -0.4
Percentage of Weeks in Any Activity 47.7 47.3 0.4 1.0   55.8 54.6 1.2 3.1   59.2 58.1 1.1 2.9
Average Hours/Week in Employment or Education/Training 15.7 16.5 -0.8 -4.9   20.4 19.9 0.5 2.9   20.9 20.3 0.6 3.6
In Activities in:                            
First Quarter*** 50.2 47.9 2.4 4.8   85.6 82.4 3.2 8.3   65.1 61.7 3.4 6.8
Second Quarter*** 56.5 55.5 0.9 1.9   54.2 57.4 -3.1 -6.3   70.1 65.6 4.5 9.3
Third Quarter*** 61.1 61.0 0.2 0.3   65.0 65.1 -0.1 -0.2   70.1 70.0 0.1 0.2
Fourth Quarter*** 65.4 62.2 3.3 6.9   69.9 65.7 4.2 8.8   70.1 66.7 3.5 7.3
Fifth Quarter*** 70.0 67.2 2.7 5.8   71.2 68.8 2.4 5.0   73.5 71.0 2.5 5.5
AFDC/TANF RECEIPT
Ever Received AFDC/TANF***,* 54.0 55.2 -1.2 -2.3   46.5 42.8 3.7 7.4   43.6 40.0 3.6 7.3
Received AFDC/TANF in:                            
First Quarter*** 37.2 40.4 -3.3 -7.0   33.9 33.9 0.0 0.1   38.4 27.9 10.4*** 22.2
Second Quarter*** 39.0 44.0 -5.0 -10.4   36.4 32.4 4.1 8.5   35.9 30.3 5.6* 11.8
Third Quarter*** 48.9 43.4 5.5 11.5   36.9 33.6 3.2 6.7   36.1 33.7 2.4 5.1
Fourth Quarter*** 41.0 41.3 -0.2 -0.5   32.0 29.8 2.2 4.8   29.9 27.8 2.1 4.4
Fifth Quarter*** 40.0 40.3 -0.4 -0.9   31.0 30.2 0.8 1.7   28.7 27.5 1.2 2.6
Total AFDC/TANF Benefits ($) 2,051 1,996 56 2.4   1,490 1,418 71 3.0   1,499 1,388 111 4.7
RECEIPT OF OTHER WELFARE BENEFITS
Ever Received Welfare*** 72.0 74.1 -2.1 -4.4   70.6 64.4 6.2* 13.0   61.9 62.0 -0.1 -0.2
Total Welfare Benefits ($) 4,383 4,228 154 3.5   3,709 3,467 241 5.5   3,441 3,128 313 7.2
Ever Received Food Stamps*** 63.7 65.6 -1.9 -3.9   61.6 56.9 4.8 9.7   52.5 54.4 -1.8 -3.7
Total Food Stamp Benefits ($) 1,414 1,589 -175 -11.0   1,389 1,300 89 5.6   1,227 1,244 -17 -1.1
INCOME/POVERTY
Income Above Poverty Level*** 24.5 24.4 0.1 0.3   34.1 51.6 -7.6* -15.9   35.7 34.5 1.2 2.5
Sample Size 292 302 594     404 370 774     443 425 868  


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.

aThe control group mean is the mean for the control group members who would have participated in Early Head Start if they had instead been assigned to the program group. This unobserved mean is estimated as the difference between the program group mean for participants and the impact per participant. A participant is defined as a program group member who received more than one Early Head Start home visit, met with an Early Head Start case manager more than once, received at least two weeks of Early Head Start center-based services, and/or participated in Early Head Start parent-child group activities.(back)

bThe estimated impact per participant is measured as the estimated impact per eligible applicant divided by the proportion of program group members who participated in Early Head Start services (which varied by site). The estimated impact per eligible applicant is measured as the difference between the regression-adjusted means for program and control group members.(back)

cThe effect size is calculated by dividing the estimated impact per participant by the standard deviation of the outcome measure for the control group times 100 (that is, it is the impact per participant expressed as a percentage of a standard deviation).(back)

dAsterisks 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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