Table 1.

Comparison of original sample and school mobility sample

Characteristic	Original Sample N= 1,539	Mobility Sample N = 1,410
% Female	50.0	50.9
% African American	92.9	93.3
% CPC preschool participation	64.3	64.7
% CPC grade school participation	55.2	58.0
% Child abuse/neglect	11.5	12.2
Family Risk Index (age 0–3)	4.2	4.4
% Mother less than 18 at child’s birth	16.2	16.7
% Mother not complete high school	54.3	54.3
% Single parent	76.5	77.4
% 4 or more children in household	16.6	16.7
% Family in public assistance	62.8	63.0
% Mother not employed	66.3	66.2
% Eligible for free lunch	83.8	83.6
% High poverty in school area	76.0	76.1
Kindergarten readiness	47.4	47.3
ITBS word analysis in kindergarten	63.8	63.5