Table 5. Demographic characteristics of children in full-day (FDK) and half-day kindergarten (HDK), by outcomes examined, for school division 3.
| Variables | Grade 7 | Grade 8 | Grade 9 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FDK count (%) | HDK count (%) | p-value | FDK count (%) | HDK count (%) | p-value | FDK count (%) | HDK count (%) | p-value | ||
| Number of moves (years) | ≤2 | 309 (92.24) | 200 (90.09) | 660 (93.35) | 401 (90.72) | 469 (92.14) | 486 (92.40) | |||
| >2 | 26 (7.76) | 22 (9.91) | 0.38 | 47 (6.65) | 41 (9.28) | 0.10 | 40 (7.86) | 40 (7.60) | 0.88 | |
| Sex | Male | 162 (48.36) | 110 (49.55) | 346 (48.94) | 209 (47.29) | 237 (46.56) | 252 (47.91) | |||
| Female | 173 (51.64) | 112 (50.45) | 0.78 | 361 (51.06) | 233 (52.71) | 0.59 | 272 (53.44) | 274 (52.09) | 0.66 | |
| Mother's marital status (at kindergarten start date) | Married | 237 (70.75) | 158 (71.17) | 485 (68.60) | 330 (74.66) | 352 (69.16) | 391 (74.33) | |||
| Not married | 98 (29.25) | 64 (28.83) | 0.91 | 222 (31.40) | 112 (25.34) | 0.03 | 157 (30.84) | 135 (25.67) | 0.06 | |
| Income quintile | Q1 (lowest) | 3 (0.90) | 6 (2.70) | 39 (5.52) | 20 (4.52) | 47 (9.23) | 40 (7.60) | |||
| Q2 | 17 (5.07) | 9 (4.05) | 73 (7.69) | 34 (7.69) | 77 (15.13) | 71 (13.50) | ||||
| Q3 | 68 (20.30) | 16 (7.21) | 133 (18.81) | 40 (9.05) | 110 (21.61) | 100 (19.01) | ||||
| Q4 | 136 (40.60) | 83 (37.39) | 259 (36.63) | 167 (37.78) | 170 (33.40) | 189 (35.93) | ||||
| Q5 (highest) | 111 (33.13) | 108 (48.65) | <0.0001 | 203 (28.71) | 181 (40.95) | <0.0001 | 105 (20.63) | 126 (23.95) | 0.42 | |
| Income assistance | Yes | 28 (8.36) | 14 (6.31) | 58 (8.20) | 33 (7.47) | 35 (6.88) | 48 (9.13) | |||
| No | 307 (91.64) | 208 (93.69) | 0.37 | 649 (91.80) | 409 (92.53) | 0.65 | 474 (93.12) | 478 (90.87) | 0.18 | |
| Children in care/protective services | Yes | 25 (7.46) | 17 (7.66) | 45 (6.36) | 34 (7.69) | 26 (5.11) | 29 (5.51) | |||
| No | 310 (92.54) | 205 (92.34) | 0.93 | 662 (93.64) | 408 (92.31) | 0.39 | 483 (94.89) | 497 (94.49) | 0.77 | |
| Index of SESa | N | 335 | 222 | 707 | 442 | 509 | 526 | |||
| Mean | −0.27 | −0.15 | −0.35 | −0.25 | −0.28 | −0.29 | ||||
| Standard deviation | 0.51 | 0.42 | <0.01 | 0.83 | 0.59 | 0.01 | 0.80 | 0.75 | 0.94 | |
| Mother's age at first birth (years) | N | 335 | 220 | 707 | 440 | 508 | 523 | |||
| Mean | 24.65 | 25.40 | 25.85 | 25.55 | 26.26 | 25.81 | ||||
| Standard deviation | 4.22 | 4.38 | 0.05 | 4.50 | 4.32 | 0.26 | 4.45 | 4.40 | 0.10 | |
| Child's age (months) | N | 335 | 222 | 707 | 442 | 509 | 526 | |||
| Mean | 62.90 | 62.86 | 62.69 | 62.85 | 62.77 | 62.75 | ||||
| Standard deviation | 3.45 | 3.42 | 0.89 | 3.30 | 3.30 | 0.43 | 3.22 | 3.27 | 0.92 | |
aLower scores indicate higher SES.