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. 2012 Dec;102(12):2287–2293. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2012.300789

TABLE 1—

Descriptive Statistics of 414 Preschool Children in Chicago School Readiness Project Trials, 2004–2006

Fall Measurement, % or Mean (SD) Spring Measurement, Mean (SD)
Child
 Executive functioning 0.01 (0.83) 0.07 (0.81)
 Effortful control 0.02 (0.67) 0.04 (0.65)
 Attention 2.11 (0.78) 2.35 (0.68)
 Impulse control 2.36 (0.68) 2.42 (0.63)
 PPVT English 0.44 (0.16) 0.57 (0.18)
 PPVT Spanish 0.45 (0.17) 0.49 (0.16)
 Early math skill English 0.41 (0.19) 0.54 (0.20)
 Early math skill Spanish 0.33 (0.18) 0.48 (0.22)
 Boy 49
 African American race/ethnicity 66
 Hispanic race/ethnicity 26
 Treatment 51
 Age, mo 50.36 (6.72)
Caregiver
 Income-to-needs ratio 0.70 (0.60)
 Completed < 12th grade 25
 High-school diploma or GED 37
 Some college 26
 ≥ bachelor’s degree 8
 Living with partner 41
 Mental health problem 0.70 (0.74)

Note. GED = general equivalency diploma; PPVT = The Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test.