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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jul 28.
Published in final edited form as: Dev Psychol. 2014 Nov 3;50(12):2587–2599. doi: 10.1037/a0038179

Table 2. Means on School Readiness Outcomes by Moderating Characteristics and Three-Generation (3G) Coresidence.

N % Reading Math Expressive Language Externalizing Internalizing Prosocial Behavior
3G 3G Not 3G 3G Not 3G 3G Not 3G 3G Not 3G 3G Not 3G 3G Not 3G
Full Sample 6,550 23 -0.17 0.05 -0.17 0.11 0.03 0.11 0.05 -0.05 -0.08 -0.01 0.07 0.10
Mother's Age
 <20 450 67 -0.39 -0.37 -0.41 -0.35 -0.04 -0.12 0.05 -0.06 -0.09 0.03 0.13 0.06
 20-24 1,500 38 -0.15 -0.18 -0.16 -0.22 0.07 -0.04 0.10 0.07 -0.05 -0.02 0.15 0.13
 25-29 1,600 17 -0.12 0.00 -0.11 0.06 0.00 0.09 -0.04 0.04 -0.07 -0.01 -0.02 0.09
 30-34 1,750 10 0.02 0.19 0.05 0.28 0.18 0.19 0.03 -0.12 -0.19 0.03 -0.08 0.11
 35+ 1,300 6 0.09 0.22 0.04 0.30 -0.19 0.19 0.08 -0.19 0.01 -0.05 -0.20 0.09
Race/Ethnicity
 Black 1,050 32 -0.21 -0.15 -0.36 -0.27 -0.04 0.06 -0.05 0.07 -0.50 -0.38 0.07 0.13
 White 3,000 17 -0.09 0.21 -0.01 0.32 0.18 0.31 0.20 -0.09 0.10 0.05 0.10 0.16
 Hispanic 1,100 29 -0.34 -0.32 -0.36 -0.31 -0.13 -0.47 -0.08 0.01 -0.08 0.02 0.08 -0.07
 Asian 900 27 0.29 0.54 0.29 0.49 -0.24 -0.03 -0.16 -0.28 0.15 0.05 -0.12 -0.09
 AI/AN 300 34 -0.22 -0.34 -0.33 -0.28 -0.11 0.04 0.29 0.09 0.07 -0.10 -0.17 0.18
Nativity
 Immigrant 1,500 21 -0.22 -0.17 -0.23 -0.15 -0.31 -0.49 -0.20 -0.03 0.00 0.14 -0.09 -0.14
 Native-Born 5,000 23 -0.16 0.11 -0.16 0.17 0.10 0.25 0.11 -0.06 -0.10 -0.04 0.11 0.16
Relationship Status
 Stably married 4,450 12 0.01 0.19 0.01 0.25 0.04 0.16 -0.02 -0.12 0.05 0.03 0.03 0.12
 Stably cohabiting 400 24 -0.26 -0.44 -0.16 -0.38 -0.52 -0.25 -0.07 0.00 -0.21 -0.06 0.11 -0.06
 Stably single 750 53 -0.28 -0.46 -0.35 -0.45 0.04 -0.01 0.14 0.27 -0.25 -0.15 0.04 0.06
 Partnered to single 350 30 -0.37 -0.16 -0.24 -0.08 -0.02 0.03 0.01 0.08 0.18 -0.12 0.00 0.09
 Single to partnered 350 54 -0.32 -0.41 -0.36 -0.44 0.20 0.04 0.01 0.34 -0.03 -0.13 0.19 0.02
 Two partnership transitions 200 47 -0.03 -0.10 -0.01 -0.12 0.22 0.11 0.29 0.19 -0.29 -0.14 0.22 0.14
Poverty
 Always poor 800 32 -0.57 -0.58 -0.68 -0.57 -0.25 -0.32 0.29 0.29 -0.12 -0.07 -0.25 -0.12
 Sometime poor 1600 38 -0.21 -0.32 -0.28 -0.28 -0.01 -0.20 0.08 0.09 -0.07 -0.03 0.16 0.00
 Never poor 4150 14 0.03 0.25 0.13 0.31 0.18 0.26 -0.07 -0.14 -0.07 0.01 0.10 0.16

Notes: Sample is weighted by year of data using WKR0 weights. All Ns are unweighted and rounded to the nearest 50. Statistically significant differences (p<.05) are noted in italics.