Variables

Pooled Sample

Kickstart (n = 89)

Comparison (n = 72)

χ 2 test

Count (%)

Count (%)

Count (%)

Child sex

Male

74 (46)

42 (47)

32 (45)

χ 1 2 = 0.07

Female

86 (54)

47 (53)

39 (55)

Respondent’s education

42 (27)

17 (20)

25 (36)

χ 2 2 = 5.75

Some college

51 (33)

33 (38)

18 (26)

Associate’s degree or higher

62 (40)

36 (42)

26 (38)

Marital status

Not married

55 (35)

31 (36)

24 (34)

χ 1 2 = 0.09

Married

102 (65)

55 (64)

47 (66)

Household income

<= $55,000

78 (51)

40 (48)

38 (55)

χ 1 2 = 0.84

$55,001 or more

75 (49)

44 (52)

31 (45)

Net worth

<= $10,000

54 (36)

32 (38)

22 (33)

χ 1 2 = 0.36

$10,001 or more

96 (64)

52 (62)

44 (67)

Student’s college expectation

I will not go to college

26 (19)

15 (21)

11 (18)

χ 1 2 = 0.13

I will go to college

108 (81)

58 (79)

50 (82)

Overall school performance

Average or below

77 (48)

42 (48)

35 (49)

χ 1 2 = 0.04

Above average

82 (52)

46 (52)

36 (51)

Treatment status

Kickstart Newaygo County

89 (55)

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Comparison

72 (45)

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