| Variable1 | Combined Alfond Grant2 | Opt-In Alfond Grant | Opt-Out Alfond Grant | Comparison | Difference3 | ||||
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| (N = 744) | (n = 343) | (n = 203) | (n = 198) |
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| Mean/SD | Freq. (%) | Mean/SD | Freq. (%) | Mean/SD | Freq. (%) | Mean/SD | Freq. (%) |
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| Age | 8.20/2.73 |
| 9.77/1.26 |
| 4.47/1.36 |
| 9.68/1.31 |
| <.001 |
| Female child |
| 452 (59) |
| 202 (59) |
| 114 (56) |
| 126 (64) | =.302 |
| Race (% White) |
| 728 (95) |
| 328 (96) |
| 191 (94) |
| 185 (93) | =.511 |
| Income |
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| ≤35,000 |
| 134 (18) |
| 45 (13) |
| 40 (20) |
| 43 (22) | =.074 |
| 35,001 - 115,000 |
| 531 (70) |
| 248 (73) |
| 136 (68) |
| 132 (68) |
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| ≥115,000 |
| 96 (12) |
| 47 (14) |
| 25 (12) |
| 20 (10) |
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| Education |
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| HS or equivalent |
| 197 (28) |
| 90 (27) |
| 58 (32) |
| 42 (25) | =.475 |
| Some college |
| 73 (10) |
| 29 (9) |
| 24 (13) |
| 16 (9) |
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| Bachelor’s degree |
| 293 (42) |
| 139 (42) |
| 70 (38) |
| 74 (45) |
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| ≥Graduate degree |
| 137 (20) |
| 70 (22) |
| 31 (17) |
| 33 (20) |
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| Relationship to child |
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| Other PC |
| 27 (3) |
| 11 (3) |
| 10 (5) |
| 4 (3) | < .001 |
| Biological mother |
| 428 (56) |
| 163 (48) |
| 126 (62) |
| 124 (62) |
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| Biological father |
| 315 (41) |
| 169 (49) |
| 67 (33) |
| 70 (35) |
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| Child’s health diagnosis | .34/.61 |
| .37/.36 |
| .22/.48 |
| .39/.60 |
| =.319 |
| Parent rated child health |
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| Poor or fair or good |
| 68 (9) |
| 25 (7) |
| 23 (11) |
| 16 (8) | =.254 |
| Very good or excellent |
| 702 (91) |
| 318 (93) |
| 180 (89) |
| 182 (92) |
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