Table 2.
Percentage (& Number of Cases) of Sample Demographic Characteristics by Condition
| Experimental (N= 111) |
Control (N= 105) |
Tχ/2 | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Child
Characteristics |
||||
| Total Mean Age (months) in September |
48.59 | 48.94 | T = .65 | .516 |
| Age | χ2(2) = 2.16 | .334 | ||
| 3-year-olds | 43% (48) | 43% (45) | ||
| 4-year-olds | 52% (58) | 48% (50) | ||
| 5-year-olds | 5% (5) | 10% (10) | ||
| Gender | χ2(1) = l.19 | .274 | ||
| Boys | 47% (52) | 54% (57) | ||
| Girls | 53% (57) | 46% (48) | ||
| Race/Ethnicity | χ2(3) = 4.89 | .180 | ||
| Non-Hispanic White | 43% (45) | 55% (54) | ||
| Hispanic | 25% (26) | 24% (23) | ||
| African American | 31% (32) | 18% (18) | ||
| Other | 2% (2) | 3% (3) | ||
| Language | χ2(1) = .37 | .541 | ||
| English only | 91% (95) | 93% (91) | ||
| Bilingual | 10% (10) | 7% (7) | ||
| Family Characteristics | ||||
| Household Structure | χ2(1) = 7.33 | .007 | ||
| Single Parent | 72% (76) | 54% (53) | ||
| Both Parents | 28% (29) | 46% (45) | ||
| Siblings | χ2 (2) =6.66 | .036 | ||
| 0 | 35% (37) | 34% (33) | ||
| 1-2 | 52% (55) | 63% (62) | ||
| ≥3 | 12% (13) | 3% (3) | ||
| Head Start Eligibility | χ2(1) = .81 | .368 | ||
| Yes | 62% (65) | 56% (54) |
Note. Demographic data were missing for up to 10% of children for some variables