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. 2014 May 26;14:506. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-506

Table 7.

Means, proportions, and sibling outcomes by residential mobility

 
Residential mobility
 
Zero moves
One move
Two or more moves
Outcomes N = 16,914 N = 7,184 N = 5,574
Continuous outcomes (mean)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Language arts index
0.078
(0.063–0.094)
0.089
(0.066–0.112)
-0.352
(-0.377–-0.327)
Health status (ADG morbidity score)
8.686
(8.595–8.776)
9.389
(9.245–9.532)
10.064
(9.833–10.244)
Hospital and physician costs
$1,052
($984–$1,121)
$1,094
($961–$1,228)
$1,446
($1,299–$1,594)
Binary outcomes (proportion)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Not in grade 12 at appropriate age
0.274
(0.267–0.281)
0.265
(0.255–0.275)
0.458
(0.445–0.471)
Teenage pregnancy
0.101
(0.094–0.107)
0.110
(0.100–0.120)
0.267
(0.250–0.284)
Received income assistance (age 18–19)
0.030
(0.027–0.032)
0.042
(0.037–0.047)
0.139
(0.130–0.148)
Sibling correlations
 
 
 
 
 
 
Continuous outcomes
 
 
 
 
 
 
Language arts index
0.560
(0.545–0.575)
0.500
(0.475–0.525)
0.531
(0.504–0.558)
Health status (ADG morbidity score)
0.483
(0.467–0.500)
0.480
(0.455–0.505)
0.470
(0.441–0.500)
Hospital and physician costs
0.287
(0.268–0.307)
0.276
(0.246–0.307)
0.283
(0.249–0.317)
Binary outcomes
 
 
 
 
 
 
Not in grade 12 at appropriate age
0.655
(0.632–0.679)
0.604
(0.563–0.644)
0.614
(0.572–0.656)
Teenage pregnancy
0.524
(0.462–0.584)
0.434
(0.337–0.532)
0.471
(0.392–0.550)
Received income assistance (age 18–19) 0.661 (0.606–0.717) 0.587 (0.503–0.671) 0.549 (0.487–0.612)

For Outcomes:

Statistically significant differences between Zero Moves and One Move: Health Status, Received Income Assistance (p < 0.01).

Statistically significant differences between Zero Moves and Two or More Moves: All outcomes (p < 0.01).

For Correlations:

Statistically significant differences between Zero Moves and One Move: LA Index and Not in Grade 12 at Appropriate Age (p < 0.01).

Statistically significant differences between Zero Moves and Two or More Moves: Received Income Assistance (p < 0.05).