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Demographics of sample vs national Head Start program.
| Study Head Start sites | National Head Start | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Child age | 0–2 y | 36 (18%) | 17% |
| 3–5 y | 160 (82%) | 83% | |
| Child sex | Boy | 107 (57%) | ≈50% |
| Child race | Asian | 79 (42%) | 2% |
| Black/African American | 61 (32%) | 29% | |
| Other/missing | 56 (26%) | 69% | |
| Hispanic | 53 (27%) | 37% | |
| Respondent | Mother | 132 (69%) | – |
| Father | 39 (20%) | – | |
| Other | 25 (11%) | – | |
| Highest grade | >High school | 155 (75%) | 68% |
