TABLE 6.

Selected Characteristics of Children and Families Between Sites That Did and Did Not Offer MM

Variable	Children in MM Sites (n = 3049)	Children in Non-MM Sites (n = 7216)	P
Average federal poverty level, %	75.04	73.84	.36
Average age at fall entry, mo	49.70	49.75	.72
Proportion White	0.35	0.32	.02
Proportion multiracial	0.11	0.11	.94
Proportion Hispanic	0.47	0.39	<.001
Proportion with English as first language	0.69	0.67	.11
Proportion with low birth wt	0.08	0.06	.003
Proportion with single parent	0.44	0.40	.002
Proportion with teenaged parent	0.03	0.02	.007
Proportion with parent sixth grade or less education	0.11	0.09	<.001
Proportion with incarcerated parent	0.06	0.04	<.001
Proportion with domestic violence	0.14	0.10	<.001
Proportion with substance abuse	0.11	0.08	<.001
Proportion with parent mental illness	0.20	0.15	<.001
Proportion child protective services (previous or current)	0.13	0.09	<.001
Proportion with migrant parent	0.09	0.07	.004
Proportion with isolated residence	0.15	0.08	<.001
Proportion kinship guardian	0.03	0.03	.004