Table 5.
Relation between home reading, truancy, and exam performance (Spearman correlations, children with known exam scores and absences: n = 176; children with known reading participation: n = 91). And comparison of caregiver- and household-level education for children living with both biological parents, children living with one parent, and children living with neither parent (χ2, whole sample)
| Predictor | Outcome | r | χ2 | V | df | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Truancy | Exams | − .14 | — | — | — | .07 |
| Readings | Exams | .49 | — | — | — | < .001 |
| Truancy | Readings | − .36 | — | — | — | < .001 |
| Parental Absence | Household Education | — | 0.65 | .03 | 4 | .96 |
| Parental Absence | Caregiver Education | — | 9.96 | .13 | 4 | .04 |