Table B7 Comparison of Effect sizes for parental salary and pre-school attendance
|
Salary Groups (Compared with no reported salary including not |
Pre-reading |
Language |
|
£2500-£15000 |
0.066 |
0.057 |
|
£17500-£27500_________________________________ |
0.177*__________ |
0.091___________ |
|
£30000-£35000_________________________________ |
0.143___________ |
0.113__________ |
|
£37500-£66000_________________________________ |
0.315*__________ |
0.140__________ |
|
£67500 plus_____________________________________ |
0.502*__________ |
0.222*__________ |
|
Salary not known (NK)______________________________ |
0.014___________ |
-0.103__________ |
|
FSM (compared to not eligible)_______________________ |
-0.127* |
-0.103 |
|
Duration of pre-school (compared with no pre- | ||
|
Under 1 year______________________________________ |
0.123 |
0.456* |
|
1-2 years____________________________________________ |
0.255*__________ |
0.379*__________ |
|
2-3 years____________________________________________ |
0.361*__________ |
0.421*__________ |
|
3 years plus_________________________________________ |
0.403*__________ |
0.591*__________ |
These results show that the effect size associated with just under one year of pre-schooling is
0.123 for the pre-reading outcome, this a little smaller than the effect of earned family income
band £17500-£27500 versus no salary income. Interestingly the effect size associated with one
year of pre-school for language outcome is significantly larger than for pre-reading, while the
impact of family income for Language is much lower.
Table B8 Comparison of Effect sizes for parental employment and pre-school attendance
|
Employment |
Pre-reading |
Language |
|
Mother working only________________________________ |
0.149 |
0.045 |
|
Father working only__________________________________ |
0.112___________ |
0.097__________ |
|
Both parents working_______________________________ |
0.202*__________ |
0.119__________ |
|
Parents’ employment status NK____________________ |
0.001___________ |
-0.106__________ |
|
FSM (compared to not eligible)_______________________ |
-0.125* |
-0.100 |
|
Duration of pre-school (compared with no pre— | ||
|
Under 1 year______________________________________ |
0.108 |
0.451* |
|
1-2 years____________________________________________ |
0.254*__________ |
0.380*__________ |
|
2-3 years____________________________________________ |
0.359*__________ |
0.421*__________ |
|
3 years plus_________________________________________ |
0.430*__________ |
0.601*__________ |
* p <0.05
In Table B8 we show the effect sizes for parents’ employment status. These are generally
smaller than those for family income or pre-school duration. The results reveal that parents’
employment status is significantly related to pre-reading attainment, with moderate positive
effects (controlling for other significant predictors) for both parents working. Nonetheless,
duration of pre-school has a stronger net impact.
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