ACF OPRE: Early Head Start Research and Evaluation Project (EHSRE)

C.4 TABLES OF NONMISSING VALUES FOR CONSTRUCTS

In the body of this report, all sample sizes given in tables of findings are for the full sample of respondents to the relevant data source (such as the 26-month parent services interview or the 36-month Bayley). One important characteristic of the Early Head Start data is that most parents and children who responded at all completed most of the questions and items and have data for the constructs derived in the impact analyses described in the body of this report.

The variables are organized by type, with the service-use variables listed first, followed by the child, parenting, and family outcomes. Although in a few cases response rates are below 90 percent, as Table C.4A shows, 99 percent or more of the respondents completed the vast majority of items.

TABLE C.4A

DATA ITEM RESPONSE FOR KEY OUTCOME MEASURES USED IN THE EARLY HEAD START
INTERIM IMPACT ANALYSIS, BY RESEARCH STATUS
Outcome Measure	Program Group	Control Group
Service Receipt
Received Any Key Services	99.3	97.2
Received Any Home Visits or Center-Based Child Care	98.6	94.4
Received More Than 1 Home Visit or 2 Weeks Center-Based Child Care	98	92.7
Received Home Visits or Center Care at Required Intensity in At Least 1 Followup	82	81.1
Received Home Visits or Center Care at Required Intensity in All 3 Followups	82	81.1
Received Any Home Visits	99.9	98.9
Received Any Child Development Services During Home Visits	99.9	99.8
Received Weekly Home Visits
1st Followup	94.2	95.2
2nd Followup	95.1	97
3rd Followup	96.6	98.4
Received Weekly Home Visits in At Least 1 Followup	88.4	92.2
Received Weekly Home Visits in All 3 Followups	88.4	92.2
Received Any Child Care	91.8	90
Received Any Center-Based Child Care	93.4	93.3
Average Hours/Week of Center-Based Child Care	93.4	93.3
Received Child Care in Concurrent Arrangements	91.8	90
Average Weekly Out-of-Pocket Cost of Care	91.8	89.9
Received a Child Care Subsidy	71.7	71.5
Participated in Any Case Management Meeting	99.7	99.7
Weekly Case Management
1st Followup	93.2	92.7
2nd Followup	97.4	98.1
3rd Followup	98.6	98.9
Participated in Any Group Parenting Activity	99.2	98.6
Participated in Any Group Parent-Child Activities	98.3	98.4
Child Was Identified with a Disability	97.6	96.8
Received Early Intervention Services for Child with a Disability	99.8	99.8
Percentage of Children Who Received Any Health Services	99.7	99.7
Percentage of Children Who Visited a Doctor	94.4	95.5
Percentage of Children Who Visited an Emergency Room	99	99.2
Average Number of Emergency Room Visits for Treatment of Accident/Injury	100	100
Percentage of Children Who Visited a Dentist	99.3	99.5
Percentage of Children Who Received Any Screening Test	99.2	99.5
Percentage of Children Who Received Any Immunizations	99.9	99.9
Received Any Education-Related Services	100	99.9
Received Any Employment-Related Services	94.6	81.5
Received Any Family Health Services	98.6	99
Received Any Family Mental Health Services	99.9	99.8
Received Any Transportation Assistance	100	99.9
Received Any Housing Assistance	96.9	96.7
Child Cognitive and Language Development
Bayley Mental Development Index	79.4	77.7
Percent with Bayley MDI Below 85	79.4	77.7
PPVT-III Standard Score	67.9	67
Percentage with PPVT-III Below 85	67.9	67
Child Social-Emotional Development
Bayley Behavior Rating Scale (BRS): Emotional Regulation	83.8	83
Bayley BRS: Orientation/Engagement	84.6	83.1
Child Behavior Checklist: Aggressive Behavior	96.6	95.9
Sustained Attention with Objects During Parent-Child Semistructured Play	78	79
Negativity Toward Parent During Parent-Child Semistructured Play	78.2	79
Engagement During Parent-Child Semistructured Play	78.2	79
Engagement During Parent-Child Puzzle Challenge Task	78.3	77.6
Persistence During Parent-Child Puzzle Challenge Task	77.9	77
Frustration During Parent-Child Puzzle Challenge Task	78.1	77.5
Child Health Status
Child's Health Status	99.7	99.9
Percentage of Children in Fair or Poor Health	99.7	99.9
Quality of the Home Environment and Parenting: Overall and Physical Environment
Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment (HOME) Total Score	84.8	86.5
HOME Internal Physical Environment	83.4	85.1
Parenting Behavior: Emotional Support
HOME: Warmth	84.2	85.9
Supportiveness During Parent-Child Semistructured Play	79	78.2
Supportive Presence During Parent-Child Puzzle Challenge Task	78.3	77.8
Parenting Behavior: Stimulation of Language and Learning
Quality of Assistance During Parent-Child Puzzle Challenge Task	78.2	77.8
HOME Support of Language and Literacy	87.7	88.7
Parent-Child Play	98.2	98.6
Percentage of Children with a Regular Bedtime	99.8	99.6
Percentage of Children Who Follow a Bedtime Routine	99.5	99.4
Percentage of Parents Who Read to Child Daily	97.8	98.6
Percentage of Parents Who Read to Child at Bedtime	99.5	99.4
Parenting Behavior: Negative Parenting Behavior
Detachment During Parent-Child Semistructured Play	79	78.2
Detachment During Parent-Child Puzzle Challenge Task	78.3	77.7
Intrusiveness During Parent-Child Semistructured Play	79	78.2
Intrusiveness During Parent-Child Puzzle Challenge Task	78.2	77.8
Negative Regard During Parent-Child Semistructured Play	79	78.2
HOME: Harshness	84.7	86
Percentage of Parents Who Spanked Child in the Past Week	96.2	96.1
Knowledge of Safely Practices and Discipline Strategies
Percentage of Parents Suggesting Physical Punishment as a Discipline Strategy	99.8	99.7
Percentage of Parents Who Would Use Mild Discipline Only	99.8	99.7
Index of Severity of Discipline Strategies	99.8	99.7
Percentage of Parents Who Always Use a Car Seat	99.7	99.7
Parent Physical and Mental Health
Parenting Stress Index (PSI): Parental Distress	97.2	97.4
PSI: Parent-Child Dysfunctional Interaction	96.7	94.8
Family Environment Scale (FES): Family Conflict	86.4	87
Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression (CES-D; Short Form)	98.9	99.7
CES-D Severe Depressive Symptoms	98.9	99.7
Parent's Health Status	98.7	99.7
Father Presence
Currently Married to Biological Father	95.3	95.4
Biological Father is Currently Married to, Lives with, or is Boyfriend of Respondent	95.3	95.4
Biological Father Currently Present in Child's Life	92.3	92.9
Continuous Biological Father Presence Child Age 14-36a	86	88.2
No Biological Father Presence Child Age 14-36 a	86	88.2
Continuous Male Presence Child Age 14-36 a	91.1	92.6
No Continuous Male Presence Child Age 14-36 a	91.1	92.6
Any Self-Sufficiency Activities
Percentage of Parents Ever Employed or in an Education or Job Training in First 26 Months	99.9	99.4
1st Quarter	99.5	99.1
2nd Quarter	99.4	98.9
3rd Quarter	98.2	98.2
4th Quarter	97.6	97.6
5th Quarter	98.3	97.4
6th Quarter	96.8	97.4
7th Quarter	96.7	97.8
8th Quarter	96.6	98.1
Average Hours per Week Employed at All jobs and in Any Education or Training in First 26 Months	85.3	87
Employment Activities
Percentage of Parents Ever Employed in First 26 Months	99.9	99.7
1st Quarter	99.6	99.6
2nd Quarter	99.6	99.3
3rd Quarter	98.8	99.1
4th Quarter	98.3	98.3
5th Quarter	98.6	98.4
6th Quarter	97.6	98.6
7th Quarter	97	98.8
8th Quarter	97.2	99
Average Hours per Week Employed at All Jobs in First 26 Months	90.1	92
Education Activities
Percentage of Parents Who Ever Participated in an Education or Training Program
in First 26 months	98.5	99
1st Quarter	99.5	99.4
2nd Quarter	99.1	98.9
3rd Quarter	98.4	98.2
4th Quarter	98	98.3
5th Quarter	98.2	98.1
6th Quarter	97	96.9
7th Quarter	97.1	97.4
8th Quarter	97.2	98
Average Hours Per Week in an Education Program During First 26 Months	94.1	94.5
Types of Education Activities
High School	99.3	99.7
English as a Second Language	99.6	99.4
Any Vocational Education	98.9	99.3
Highest Grade Completed at Third Followup:
GED Certificate	99.7	99.7
High School Diploma	99.5	99.7
Welfare Program Participation
Percentage of Parents Who Received Any Welfare Benefits during First 26 Months	97.8	97.2
Total Welfare Benefits Received during First 26 Months	70.9	70.6
Percentage of Parents Who Received AFDC or TANF Benefits during first 26 Months	96.9	96.9
1st Quarter	96.4	96
2nd Quarter	96.8	96.8
3rd Quarter	89.9	89.5
4th Quarter	87	87.5
5th Quarter	86.2	85.9	6th Quarter	77.1	77.3
7th Quarter	73.8	74.3
8th Quarter	73.9	74.1
Total AFDC or TANF Benefits Received during First 26 Months	83.5	85
Percentage of Parents Who Received Food Stamp Benefit during First 26 Months	98.2	97.8
Average Total Food Stamp Benefit Received during First 26 Months	82.7	82.9
Family Income and Resources
Percentage of families with Income above the Poverty Line at Third Followup	93.8	93.8
Subsequent Births
Subsequent Birth by 24 Months after Random Assignment	85.3	84.8

SOURCE: 36-month parent interviews and Bayley and video assessments, and 6-, 15-, and 26-month parent services interviews.

aData Sources for longitudinal father outcomes are 14-, 24-, and 36-month parent interviews.(back)

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