Table 3.
Results from Linear Regressions Predicting 36-Month Child-Care Quality among Children in Non-Maternal Care
| B Coefficients (t-ratio) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | Model 4 | |
| Maternal Education | .01 (1.10) | .01 (1.21) | .01 (.83) | .05* (2.09) |
| Child Characteristics | ||||
| Male | −.02 (−.54) | −.01 (−.39) | −.01 (−.22) | −.01 (−.22) |
| Black | −.29*** (−4.40) | −.30*** (−4.50) | −.31*** (−4.70) | −.31*** (−4.75) |
| Other | .03 (.48) | .02 (.39) | .05 (.84) | .06 (.96) |
| Family Characteristics | ||||
| Single | .10 (1.30) | .10 (1.39) | .15+ (1.94) | .14+ (1.87) |
| Stepfamily | .10 (1.53) | .10 (1.61) | .10 (1.36) | .08 (1.13) |
| Cohabiting | −.10 (−1.15) | −.10 (−1.24) | −.10 (−1.32) | −.10 (−1.25) |
| Number of Children | −.02 (−1.25) | −.03+ (−1.65) | −.05* (−2.33) | −.04* (−2.27) |
| Income | .00 (.37) | .00 (.48) | (.01) (.79) | .01 (.79) |
| Mother’s Age at Birth | .00 (−1.03) | .00 (−.78) | .00 (−.64) | .00 (−.63) |
| Maternal Employment | ||||
| Parttime | −.05 | −.08 | −.07 | |
| Fulltime | −.15** (−2.78) | −.17** (−3.03) | −.16** (−2.84) | |
| Non-Standard Hours | −.07 (1.24) | −.03 (.49) | −.00 (−.04) | |
| Care Type (In-Home) | ||||
| Center | −.16* (−2.39) | .80* (2.00) | ||
| Group | −.13+ (−1.84) | .23 (.56) | ||
| Relative | .00 (.05) | .71 + (1.64) | ||
| Interaction Terms | ||||
| Center × Education | −.06** (−2.50) | |||
| Group × Education | −.02 (−.78) | |||
| Relative × Education | −.04 (−1.56) | |||
| R2 | .15 | .17 | .19 | .19 |
Source: NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development
Notes: All models controlled for site, maternal PPVT-R score, maternal depression, resident fathers’ college education, and resident fathers’ employment. N = 624.
+
p < .10
*
p < .05
**
p < .01
***
p < .001