Table 1. Comparisons of demographic characteristics of early childcare professionals.
| Phase II: RWS | Phase I: RCT | Difference | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sample Size | 11,065 | 741 | 10,324 | ||
| Age | 18–29 | 5309 (48.0%) | 299 (40.4%) | 7.6% | <0.001 |
| 30–44 | 2912 (26.3%) | 216 (29.1%) | -2.8% | ||
| 45+ | 2844 (25.7%) | 226 (30.5%) | -4.8% | ||
| Gender | Male | 1210 (10.9%) | 17 (2.3%) | 8.6% | <0.001 |
| Female | 9855 (89.1%) | 724 (97.7%) | -8.6% | ||
| Race/Ethnicity | Non-Hispanic White | 7605 (68.7%) | 624 (84.2%) | -15.5% | <0.001 |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 2296 (20.8%) | 59 (8.0%) | 12.8% | ||
| Hispanic | 658 (6.0%) | 25 (3.4%) | 2.6% | ||
| Asian | 227 (2.1%) | 15 (2.0%) | 0.1% | ||
| Other | 279 (2.4%) | 18 (2.4%) | 0.0% | ||
| Education | Below High School | 82 (0.7%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0.7% | <0.001 |
| High School or GED | 4611 (41.7%) | 197 (26.6%) | 15.1% | ||
| Child Development Associate (CDA) | 765 (6.9%) | 101 (13.6%) | -6.7% | ||
| Associates | 1483 (13.4%) | 149 (20.1%) | -6.7% | ||
| Bachelors | 2983 (27.0%) | 229 (30.9%) | -3.9% | ||
| Masters or Doctoral | 1141 (10.3%) | 65 (8.8%) | 1.5% | ||
| Employment | Permanent Full-Time | 6276 (56.7%) | 534 (72.1%) | -15.4% | <0.001 |
| Permanent Part-Time | 2943 (26.6%) | 169 (22.8%) | 3.8% | ||
| Contract for special services | 177 (100.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 100.0% | ||
| Substitute Teacher | 206 (1.9%) | 6 (0.8%) | 1.1% | ||
| Seasonal | 793 (7.2%) | 28 (3.8%) | 3.4% | ||
| Volunteer | 334 (3.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 3.0% | ||
| Other | 336 (4.6%) | 4 (0.5%) | 4.1% | ||
| Parent/Guardian | Yes | 6089 (55.0%) | 452 (61.0%) | -6.0% | 0.002 |
| No | 4976 (45.0%) | 289 (39.0%) | 6.0% | ||
| Prior Trained | Yes | 7371 (66.6%) | 582 (78.5%) | -11.9% | <0.001 |
| No | 3694 (33.4%) | 159 (21.5%) | 11.9% | ||
| Work Environment | Rural | 2191 (19.8%) | 206 (27.8%) | -8.0% | |
| Suburban | 4848 (43.8%) | 371 (50.1%) | -6.3% | <0.001 | |
| Urban | 4026 (36.4%) | 164 (22.1%) | 14.3% | ||
| Years as Practitioner | <1 | 3272 (29.9%) | 68 (9.2%) | 20.7% | |
| 1–2 | 1652 (14.9%) | 112 (15.1%) | -0.2% | <0.001 | |
| 3–5 | 2034 (18.4%) | 145 (19.6%) | -1.2% | ||
| 6–10 | 1657 (15.0%) | 154 (20.8%) | -5.8% | ||
| 11–15 | 887 (8.0%) | 75 (10.1%) | -2.1% | ||
| >15 | 1563 (14.1%) | 187 (25.2%) | -11.1% | ||
| Primary job responsibilities | Teacher/caregiving staff (infant–grade 4) | 7049 (63.7%) | 555 (75.0%) | -11.3% | |
| Early intervention specialist | 184 (1.7%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1.7% | <0.001 | |
| Support staff | 651 (5.9%) | 25 (3.4%) | 2.5% | ||
| Director/Assistant Director | 781 (7.1%) | 95 (12.8%) | -5.7% | ||
| Other | 2400 (21.7%) | 66 (8.8%) | 12.9% | ||
| Religiosity | Extremely unreligious | 198 (1.8%) | 10 (1.4%) | 0.4% | |
| Unreligious | 689 (6.2%) | 54 (7.4%) | -1.2% | <0.001 | |
| Somewhat unreligious | 436 (3.9%) | 13 (1.8%) | 2.1% | ||
| Neutral | 2568 (23.2%) | 117 (15.9%) | 7.3% | ||
| Somewhat religious | 2503 (22.6%) | 215 (28.8%) | -6.2% | ||
| Religious | 4017 (36.3%) | 287 (38.9%) | -2.6% | ||
| Extremely religious | 654 (5.9%) | 45 (5.9%) | 0.0% |