Table 3.

Adjusted marginal effects [95% CI] of EI Referred Only (n = 2024) and Referred and Received IFSP (n = 722) sub-groups for each child characteristic

Independent Variables	Referred Only	Referred and Received IFSP
Diagnosed ConditionA	-0.046*	−0.015
	[− 0.087, − 0.005]	[− 0.030, 0.001]
Condition Severity Group
No Condition	ref	ref
Mild	0.098***	0.024**
	[0.070, 0.127]	[0.008, 0.040]
Moderate	0.388***	0.154***
	[0.314, 0.461]	[0.095, 0.213]
Severe	0.334***	0.156***
	[0.249, 0.420]	[0.088, 0.223]
Birthweight by Category
Less than 1.5 kg	ref	ref
1.5 kg to 2.5 kg	−0.176***	− 0.000
	[−0.276, − 0.077]	[− 0.036, 0.036]
Greater than 2.5 kg	− 0.269***	− 0.021
	[− 0.365, − 0.174]	[− 0.054, 0.012]
Child’s Age
Less than 12-Months	ref	ref
12–24 Months	0.023**	0.014**
	[0.006, 0.041]	[0.004, 0.025]
Greater than 24-Months	−0.042***	−0.031***
	[−0.058, − 0.025]	[− 0.039, − 0.023]
Family Income (annually)
Greater than $20,000	− 0.009	0.011
	[−0.034, 0.017]	[−0.004, 0.027]
Race/Ethnicity
White, non-Hispanic	ref	ref
Black, non-Hispanic	−0.029*	−0.012
	[−0.054, − 0.004]	[− 0.025, 0.002]
Hispanic	0.017	0.006
	[−0.002, 0.037]	[−0.005, 0.017]
Other, non-Hispanic	0.019	−0.015
	[−0.024, 0.061]	[−0.035, 0.004]
Child’s sex, Female	−0.078***	− 0.020***
	[−0.091, − 0.065]	[− 0.027, − 0.012]

^ADiagnosed conditions for EI eligibility can be found in the Colorado Established Condition Database²⁰, the referent group is children with developmental delay only

*p < .05; **p < .01; ***p < .001