Table 4.
Imputed data mean scores and confidence intervals of measures that show significant differences between Sure Start local programmes (SSLPs) and comparison groups
|
Child's age group and sample subgroup
|
Outcome measure
|
Score estimate (95% CI)
|
Difference between groups (95% CI)
|
P value
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SSLP group | Comparison group | ||||
| 9 months | |||||
| All participants
|
Home chaos
|
(n=12 575)
|
(n=1509)
|
-0.33 (-0.48 to -0.18)
|
<0.001
|
| 9.24 (9.01 to 9.42)
|
9.57 (9.35 to 9.79)
|
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| 36 months | |||||
| All participants
|
Mother's area rating
|
(n=3927)
|
(n=1101)
|
-0.98 (-1.61 to -0.34)
|
0.004
|
| 31.22 (30.15 to 32.29)
|
32.20 (30.98 to 33.41)
|
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| Acceptance | 2.82 (2.75 to 2.88) | 2.69 (2.61 to 2.77) | 0.13 (0.06 to 0.19) | <0.001 | |
| Non-teenage mothers
|
Negative parenting
|
(n=3428)
|
(n=973)
|
-1.61 (-2.77 to -0.47)
|
0.006
|
| 33.10 (31.30 to 34.90)
|
34.70 (32.80 to 36.70)
|
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| Social competence | 24.35 (23.96 to 24.74) | 24.08 (23.64 to 24.53) | 0.27 (0.02 to 0.52) | 0.04 | |
| Behavioural problems | 28.30 (27.22 to 29.38) | 29.14 (27.91 to 30.37) | -0.84 (-1.51 to -0.17) | 0.01 | |
| Teenage mothers
|
Verbal ability
|
(n=499)
|
(n=128)
|
-3.08 (-4.82 to -1.34)
|
<0.001
|
| 39.10 (37.75 to 40.44)
|
42.17 (40.26 to 44.08)
|
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| Social competence | 24.02 (23.57 to 24.46) | 24.83 (24.21 to 25.45) | -0.81 (-1.40 to -0.22) | 0.007 | |
| Behavioural problems | 31.13 (29.75 to 32.50) | 29.08 (27.18 to 30.98) | 2.05 (0.27 to 3.82) | 0.02 | |
| Lone parents
|
Verbal ability
|
(n=1378)
|
(n=379)
|
-1.64 (-2.78 to -0.51)
|
0.005
|
| 37.95 (36.94 to 38.95)
|
39.59 (38.21 to 40.97)
|
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| Workless household
|
Verbal ability
|
(n=1520)
|
(n=452)
|
-1.21 (-2.30 to -0.12)
|
0.03
|
| 38.19 (37.02 to 39.36) | 39.40 (37.92 to 40.87) | ||||