Table 1.
Descriptive Statistics for Continuous Variables for Monolingual Children and Children With EAL
| Variable | Monolingual | EAL | U | p | r | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M (SD) | Mdn (IQR) | M (SD) | Mdn (IQR) | ||||
| Age in months | 64.16 (3.55) | 64.00 (6.00) | 64.20 (3.51) | 64.00 (6.00) | 2,516,452.00 | .728 | < .01 |
| IDACI rank scorea | 21,963.52 (7,670.95) | 22,748.00 (12,768.00) | 18,512.54 (8,439.69) | 18,384.50 (14,928.75) | 1,937,300.00 | < .001 | −.13 |
| CCC–S scoreb | 8.64 (8.64) | 7.00 (12.00) | 15.13 (10.51) | 14.00 (15.00) | 1,573,021.00 | < .001 | −.20 |
| SDQ total difficultiesc | 5.42 (5.20) | 4.00 (6.00) | 6.01 (5.29) | 5.00 (7.00) | 2,342,472.00 | < .001 | −.04 |
EAL = English as an additional language; IDACI = Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index; CCC–S = Children's Communication Checklist–Short; SDQ = Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire; Mdn = median; IQR = interquartile range.
aGreater IDACI rank scores indicate lower neighborhood deprivation. bGreater CCC–S scores indicate lower English language proficiency. cGreater SDQ total difficulties scores indicate greater social, emotional, and behavioral difficulties.