Table 2.
Multiple Logistic Regression Models of 48–60 Month Repeated Mathematics Difficulty Using 24 Month Predictors, ECLS-B Data (Odds Ratios)
Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | Model 4 | |
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Cognitive Delay at 24 Months | 3.64 *** | 2.76 *** | 2.68 *** | 1.94 *** |
Child’s Age at 60 month Assessment | 0.79 *** | 0.79 *** | 0.80 *** | |
Child is Male | 1.22 | 1.25 * | 1.15 | |
Lowest SES Quintile at 48 Months | 12.59 *** | 12.44 *** | 10.08 *** | |
Second Lowest SES Quintile at 48 Months | 6.87 *** | 6.79 *** | 5.55 *** | |
Middle SES Quintile at 48 Months | 4.79 *** | 4.79 *** | 4.29 *** | |
Second Highest SES Quintile at 48 Months | 2.90 ** | 2.90 *** | 2.75 ** | |
Mother’s Age at Birth > 35 years | 0.99 | 0.96 | 0.95 | |
Mother’s Age at Birth < 18 years | 1.41 | 1.39 | 1.42 | |
Mother Not Married at Child Birth | 1.17 | 1.16 | 1.19 | |
Black | 1.12 | 1.10 | 1.23 | |
Hispanic | 1.27 | 1.28 | 1.32 | |
Other | 1.09 | 1.09 | 1.12 | |
Child’s Birth Weight < 1500 grams | 2.26 *** | 1.94 *** | ||
Child’s Birth Weight 1500 to 2500 grams | 1.64 *** | 1.64 *** | ||
Labor Complications | 0.85 | 0.85 | ||
Medical Risk Factors | 0.99 | 0.96 | ||
Behavioral Risk Factors | 1.07 | 1.05 | ||
Obstetric Procedures | 1.01 | 1.02 | ||
Congenital Anomalies | 0.81 | 0.77 | ||
Low Word Score at 24 Months | 1.50 ** | |||
Low Approaches to Learning at 24 Months | 1.31 | |||
IEP/IFSP at 48 Months | 2.32 ** | |||
Head Start at 48 Months | 0.60 ** | |||
Center Based Care at 48 Months | 0.49 *** |
Note: N=5,950.
p < 0.05;
p < 0.01;
p < 0.001.
Population rounded in accordance with IES security restrictions. 25.9% lowest = Low Word Score; 22% lowest = Low Approaches to Learning; 25% lowest = Low Bayley. Multiple imputation used, regression weighted, and complex sample design used. PMD= 15.6%