Table 3.
DOE–DPH national and regional mean comparisons for the primary readiness factors and subscales
| N = [min, max] | National |
Northeast |
Central |
South |
West |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [334, 338] |
[74, 75] |
[82, 83] |
[90, 91] |
[88, 89] |
ANOVA |
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| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | F | p | |
| State engagement in prevention programming | 4.33 | 0.56 | 4.36 | 0.49 | 4.36 | 0.53 | 4.24 | 0.61 | 4.36 | 0.58 | 1.095 | .351 |
| Support for prevention | 4.19 | 0.88 | 4.18 | 0.82 | 4.13 | 0.91 | 4.14 | 0.92 | 4.30 | 0.87 | 0.613 | .607 |
| Knowledge of EBPs | 4.37 | 0.60 | 4.42 | 0.51 | 4.43 | 0.56 | 4.27 | 0.64 | 4.39 | 0.64 | 1.402 | .242 |
| Perceived need for EBP-related collaborations | 4.35 | 0.50 | 4.23 | 0.57 | 4.34 | 0.46 | 4.40 | 0.52 | 4.40 | 0.45 | 1.996 | .114 |
| Organizational capacity | 3.78 | 0.50 | 3.70 | 0.53 | 3.78 | 0.51 | 3.82 | 0.54 | 3.82 | 0.43 | 1.028 | .380 |
| Perceived resources | 3.22 | 0.74 | 3.11 | 0.72 | 3.16 | 0.80 | 3.33 | 0.74 | 3.24 | 0.70 | 1.388 | .246 |
| Collaboration experience | 4.13 | 0.61 | 4.06 | 0.62 | 4.13 | 0.64 | 4.14 | 0.65 | 4.17 | 0.53 | 0.438 | .726 |
| System openness to change | 3.99 | 0.84 | 3.91 | 0.87 | 3.95 | 0.81 | 3.99 | 0.85 | 4.10 | 0.81 | 0.831 | .478 |