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

APPENDIX E.II.B

TABLE E.IIB

EXPLANATORY VARIABLES FOR REGRESSIONS
Variable	Percent of Families	Number of Sites in Which the Variable Varies
Family and Parent Characteristics
Age of Mother
Younger than 20a	39	17
20 to 25	33	17
25 or older	28	16
Race and Ethnicity
White non-Hispanica	37	17
Black non-Hispanic	35	16
Hispanic	24	17
Other (Asian or Pacific Islander, American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut)	5	16
English Language Ability Primary language is Englisha	79	16
Primary language is not English but the applicant speaks English well	10	16
Primary language is not English and the applicant does not speak English well	11	12
Highest Grade Completed
Less than 9a	11	17
9 to 11	37	17
12 or earned a GED certificate	28	17
More than 12	24	17
Primary Occupation
Employeda	23	17
In school or a training program	22	17
Unemployed	28	17
Out of the Labor Force	27	17
Living Arrangements
Living with a partnera	25	17
Living with other adults	39	17
Living with no other adults	36	17
Number of Children in the Household
Ages 0 to 5	0.5c	17
Ages 6 to 17	0.5c	17
Household Income as a Percent of the Poverty Level (Percent)
Less than 33a	25	17
33 to 67	25	17
67 to 99	21	17
100 or more	11	17
Missing	18	17
Welfare Receipt
AFDC/TANF	34	17
Food Stamps	48	17
WIC	87	17
SSI	7	17
Inadequate Resources
Food	5	17
Housing	12	17
Money	20	17
Medical care	14	17
Transportation	21	17
Number of Moves in the Past Year	0.9c	17
Random Assignment Date
Before 10/96a	36	15
10/96 to 6/97	31	16
After 6/97	33	16
Child Characteristics
Age of Focus Child (Months)
Unborn	25	17
Less than 3a	21	17
3 to 6	22	17
6 or more	32	17
Birthweight Less than 2,500 Gramsb	7	17
Born More Than 3 Weeks Earlyb	10	17
Male	51	17
Received an Evaluation Because of Concerns About the Child's Overall Health and Development or Because of Suspected Developmental Delayb	5	17
Risk Categories
Has established risksb	8	17
Has biological or medical risksb	12	17
Has environmental risksb	24	17
Previously Enrolled in Head Start or Another Childhood Development Programb	13	17
Missing Section on Child Characteristicsb	8	17

SOURCE: HSFIS application and enrollment forms.

NOTE: In addition to the variables shown above, we included a control variable for child age
(in months) for child outcomes that were not age-adjusted.

aThis indicator variable was omitted from the explanatory variables in the regression models.(back)

bThese variables pertain to families with focus children who were born at the time of program application. The variables were set to zero for families with unborn focus children (because an indicator variable for these families was included in the regression models), but the figures in the second and third columns of this table pertain only to those with born children.(back)

cFigures for these continuous variables are variable means.(back)

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