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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

Appendix 1. Full Sample Regression Results - School Readiness Outcomes on Three-Generation Coresidence.

Reading Math Expressive
Language
Externalizing Internalizing Prosocial
Ever Three-Generation 0.03 (0.04) 0.03 (0.03) -0.01 (0.04) -0.01 (0.04) -0.04 (0.04) -0.07 (0.05)
Maternal Characteristics
Age
 <20 -0.09 (0.08) -0.06 (0.07) -0.04 (0.08) -0.10 (0.09) 0.12 (0.10) 0.24* (0.10)
 20-24 -0.01 (0.06) -0.04 (0.05) -0.02 (0.07) 0.03 (0.06) 0.13+ (0.06) 0.20** (0.06)
 25-29 -0.08+ (0.04) -0.06 (0.04) -0.01 (0.05) 0.11* (0.05) 0.06 (0.05) 0.06 (0.05)
 30-34 -0.04 (0.04) -0.01 (0.04) 0.02 (0.04) 0.07 (0.05) 0.03 (0.05) 0.01 (0.05)
Race/Ethnicity
 White 0.18 (0.12) 0.28* (0.12) 0.00 (0.09) -0.08 (0.11) -0.07 (0.12) 0.07 (0.10)
 Black 0.25* (0.11) 0.15 (0.12) -0.12 (0.09) -0.28* (0.12) -0.49*** (0.13) 0.13 (0.12)
 Hispanic 0.06 (0.12) 0.05 (0.11) -0.17 (0.10) -0.18 (0.12) -0.23+ (0.12) 0.14 (0.11)
 Asian 0.50*** (0.13) 0.46*** (0.12) -0.13 (0.11) -0.26+ (0.14) -0.29* (0.14) -0.03 (0.12)
 American Indian 0.05 (0.15) 0.06 (0.14) -0.15 (0.10) -0.10 (0.14) -0.19 (0.14) 0.04 (0.14)
Immigrant 0.01 (0.07) -0.01 (0.07) -0.09 (0.07) -0.01 (0.07) 0.21* (0.08) -0.10 (0.08)
Relationship Status
 Stably Married -0.00 (0.08) -0.04 (0.07) -0.13 (0.09) -0.23* (0.10) 0.16+ (0.10) -0.06 (0.10)
 Stably Cohabiting -0.15+ (0.08) -0.12 (0.09) -0.17 (0.12) -0.29* (0.12) 0.06 (0.11) -0.04 (0.14)
 Stably Single/Divorced -0.20* (0.09) -0.17* (0.08) -0.04 (0.09) -0.01 (0.10) 0.13 (0.10) -0.08 (0.12)
 Partnered to Unpartnered -0.16+ (0.09) -0.07 (0.09) -0.14 (0.10) -0.15 (0.12) 0.19+ (0.11) -0.09 (0.14)
 Unpartnered to Partnered -0.20+ (0.11) -0.20* (0.09) 0.03 (0.09) -0.07 (0.14) 0.18+ (0.10) -0.04 (0.13)
Poverty
 Always poor -0.30*** (0.06) -0.34*** (0.06) -0.21** (0.06) 0.29*** (0.07) 0.19** (0.07) -0.18** (0.06)
 Sometimes poor -0.13** (0.04) -0.16*** (0.04) -0.10* (0.04) 0.12* (0.05) 0.10+ (0.06) -0.01 (0.04)
Education
 High School 0.09* (0.04) 0.12** (0.04) -0.02 (0.05) -0.03 (0.06) 0.05 (0.05) 0.08 (0.06)
 Some college 0.26*** (0.05) 0.29*** (0.04) 0.03 (0.06) -0.02 (0.07) 0.04 (0.06) 0.23** (0.07)
 College + 0.47*** (0.06) 0.53*** (0.05) 0.13* (0.07) -0.05 (0.07) 0.21** (0.06) 0.31*** (0.08)
Mother work prior to birth 0.04 (0.03) 0.03 (0.03) 0.09* (0.04) -0.02 (0.04) 0.04 (0.04) 0.03 (0.04)
WIC -0.14** (0.05) -0.14*** (0.04) -0.06 (0.04) 0.11* (0.04) -0.06 (0.04) -0.01 (0.04)
Number of siblings
 One -0.07* (0.03) 0.01 (0.03) -0.00 (0.03) 0.14** (0.04) -0.11** (0.04) -0.01 (0.04)
 Two -0.12** (0.04) -0.04 (0.04) 0.05 (0.05) 0.05 (0.05) -0.19*** (0.04) -0.11* (0.05)
 Three+ -0.12 (0.10) 0.07 (0.10) 0.04 (0.10) -0.07 (0.11) -0.13 (0.10) 0.14 (0.10)
English primary language -0.09 (0.07) -0.07 (0.06) -0.10 (0.07) 0.05 (0.07) -0.12* (0.06) -0.07 (0.06)
Mother's English literacy 0.02* (0.01) 0.00 (0.01) 0.08*** (0.01) -0.01 (0.01) -0.01 (0.01) 0.03* (0.01)
Residential Moves
 One 0.00 (0.03) -0.02 (0.03) 0.02 (0.03) 0.04 (0.04) 0.02 (0.04) 0.01 (0.04)
 Two 0.02 (0.04) 0.04 (0.04) 0.06 (0.05) 0.04 (0.05) 0.06 (0.05) 0.03 (0.05)
Urban residence 0.09 (0.05) 0.06 (0.05) 0.05 (0.05) 0.00 (0.06) -0.05 (0.05) -0.04 (0.05)
Region
 Northwest -0.05 (0.06) -0.06 (0.05) -0.13* (0.05) 0.12 (0.08) 0.10 (0.07) -0.15* (0.06)
 South 0.11+ (0.06) -0.03 (0.05) -0.09+ (0.05) 0.08 (0.08) -0.11+ (0.06) -0.03 (0.06)
 West 0.04 (0.05) -0.01 (0.05) -0.09 (0.06) 0.07 (0.08) -0.01 (0.05) -0.05 (0.06)
Child Characteristics
Boy -0.15*** (0.03) -0.05+ (0.02) -0.12*** (0.03) 0.39*** (0.03) -0.02 (0.03) -0.29*** (0.03)
Premature -0.09* (0.04) -0.06 (0.05) -0.05 (0.05) -0.06 (0.06) -0.08 (0.06) 0.00 (0.05)
Low birth weight -0.08+ (0.04) -0.21*** (0.04) -0.14** (0.05) 0.17** (0.05) 0.14* (0.06) -0.10* (0.05)
Kindergarten '06 0.12** (0.04) 0.07 (0.05) 0.03 (0.05) -0.01 (0.05) -0.02 (0.07) -0.04 (0.05)
Child's Age in months 0.07*** (0.01) 0.07*** (0.01) 0.03*** (0.00) -0.02** (0.01) 0.00 (0.01) 0.01* (0.01)
Maternal Grandparent Characteristics
Lived with both parents at 16 -0.00 (0.03) -0.00 (0.03) 0.01 (0.04) -0.07* (0.04) 0.02 (0.04) 0.00 (0.04)
AFDC growing up -0.05 (0.05) -0.06 (0.05) 0.01 (0.04) 0.03 (0.04) -0.01 (0.06) 0.04 (0.06)
Grandmother depression 0.03 (0.05) 0.01 (0.05) -0.03 (0.06) 0.19** (0.06) 0.20** (0.06) -0.09 (0.06)
Grandfather depression 0.10 (0.09) 0.05 (0.07) 0.07 (0.07) 0.03 (0.08) 0.04 (0.12) 0.07 (0.09)
Grandmother's Education
 Less than HS -0.10* (0.05) -0.08 (0.05) -0.13* (0.05) -0.02 (0.06) -0.11+ (0.06) -0.03 (0.06)
 High school -0.05 (0.06) -0.01 (0.05) -0.04 (0.04) -0.02 (0.06) -0.09 (0.05) -0.03 (0.05)
 Some college -0.07 (0.06) 0.00 (0.05) -0.02 (0.04) -0.09 (0.06) -0.02 (0.05) 0.03 (0.05)
Constant -5.35*** (0.46) -5.18*** (0.46) -2.14*** (0.38) 0.97* (0.46) -0.17 (0.54) -0.90+ (0.52)
Observations 6550 6550 6550 6550 6550 6550

Note: Standard errors in parentheses. Analyses are weighted using WKR0. N's are unweighted and rounded to the nearest 50. Omitted categories are: 35+ age, other race/ethnicity, two or more relationship transitions, never poor, less than high school, no siblings, no residential moves, northeast, grandmother college + education. Not shown are the results for residential stability, urban residence, region of the country and grandmother's education as few associations were significant. WIC=Women, Infants and Children, AFDC=Aid to Needy Families with Dependent Children.

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p<0.001,

**

p<0.01,

*

p<0.05,

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p<0.10