Table 4.

Change in children’s functional capabilities as a function of child and family characteristics and early intervention service use intensity

Child Outcomes Summary (COS) Domains
Independent Variables	Social-Emotional(1)	Cognitive(2)	Adaptive(3)
EI Service Intensity (hours per month)
< 2	ref	ref	ref
2–3	0.767**[0.226, 1.309]	0.621* [0.077, 1.165]	0.487 [−0.061, 1.036]
3–4	0.653* [0.046, 1.260]	0.694* [0.080, 1.308]	0.425 [−0.193, 1.044]
4 or more	0.645* [0.022, 1.269]	0.413 [−0.211, 1.037]	0.261 [−0.368, 0.891]
Number of Delay Conditions
1	ref	ref	ref
2	0.071 [−0.507, 0.648]	−0.051 [−0.596, 0.495]	−0.154 [−0.721, 0.414]
3 or more	0.448 [−0.052, 0.948]	−0.063 [−0.512, 0.386]	0.057 [−0.448, 0.562]
Child Age (months)
<12	ref	ref	ref
12–24	0.590* [0.074, 1.106]	1.175***[0.653, 1.697]	−0.221 [−0.736, 0.294]
> 24	0.847**[0.311, 1.382]	1.383***[0.851, 1.914]	−0.242 [−0.780, 0.296]
Ethnicity
White, non-Hispanic	ref	ref	ref
Black, non-Hispanic	−0.020 [−0.675, 0.636]	−0.123 [−0.803, 0.558]	−0.207 [−0.872, 0.458]
Hispanic	−0.168 [−0.633, 0.297]	−0.423 [−0.877, 0.032]	−0.315 [−0.787, 0.158]
Other, non-Hispanic	0.556 [−0.132, 1.244]	0.373 [−0.371, 1.117]	0.406 [−0.288, 1.100]
Primary Language, English	−0.124 [−0.628, 0.380]	0.182 [−0.293, 0.656]	0.014 [−0.498, 0.525]
Child Sex, Female	−0.121 [−0.496, 0.254]	−0.210 [−0.581, 0.160]	0.197 [−0.171, 0.566]

^*** p<0.001

^** p<0.01

^* p<0.05

⁽¹⁾Difference in Positive Social-Emotional Skills (PSE) (Exit PSE Score - Entry PSE Score)

⁽²⁾Difference in Acquiring and Using Knowledge and Skills (AUK) (Exit AUK Score - Entry AUK Score)

⁽³⁾Difference in Taking Appropriate Action to Meet Needs (TAAM) (Exit TAAM Score - Entry TAAM Score)