Table 4. Principal Study Variables - Weighted Percent On-Track Accademically by Category. Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP), 1992 Wave 9, 1993 Wave 6 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name and Description Categories Percent Distribution -------------------- ---------- -------------------- All Children Percent On-Track or Above 76.2 A. Designated Parent's Characteristics Gender Women * 76.2 Men 75.0 Race/Ethnicity White, non-Hispanic * 77.0 Black, non-Hispanic 69.4 Hispanic, regardless of race 76.0 Other races 83.0 Age < 35 Years Old 75.9 35-39 Years Old * 75.9 >= 40 Years Old 76.7 Education 0-11 years 66.0 12 years or GED * 76.0 Some college or more 80.1 Region Northeast 79.8 Midwest 72.5 South * 72.6 West 82.5 Marital Status Married, spouse present * 78.0 Married, spouse absent, widowed divorced, separated 72.6 Never Married 71.2 B. Child's Characteristics Gender Girls 80.4 Boys * 72.2 Age 6 88.3 7 84.4 8 83.9 9 80.0 10 75.9 11 75.2 12 73.9 13 71.5 14 69.6 15 74.5 16 67.1 17 66.0 Page 37 Table 4. Cont. Principal Study Variables - Weighted Percent On-Track Accademically by Category. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name and Description Categories Percent Distribution -------------------- ---------- -------------------- School Mobility Never Changed schools * 78.7 Changed Schools 72.4 School Limitations No Limitations with School * 77.7 Limitations with School 54.1 C. Family and Household Characteristics Number of Adults in 1 72.0 the Household 2 * 77.9 3 or more 74.3 Total Household Size 2 73.8 3 77.5 4 * 77.0 5 or more 75.6 Number of Adults in the 0 * 67.6 Household Working Full or 1 * 75.8 Part Time 2 78.8 3 or more 74.0 Number of Adults in the 0 * 71.1 Household With Some College 1 * 76.8 2 81.1 3 or more 82.5 Total Number of Children 1 76.9 age 0-17 2 * 77.0 3 76.8 4 or more 71.9 Adults with Disabilities No Adults with Disabilities * 77.9 1 or more Adults with Disabilities 69.5 D. Enrichment Activities and Rules Participation in Sports Child Plays Sports 79.3 Child Does Not Play Sports * 74.2 Participation in Lessons Child Takes Lessons 82.7 Child Does Not Take Lessons * 74.3 Participation in Clubs Child is Involved in Clubs 80.2 Child is Not Involved in Clubs * 73.4 Rules for Watching Television No Rules Regarding Television * 73.0 Some Rules Regarding Television 76.6 Page 38 Table 4. Cont. Principal Study Variables - Weighted Percent On-Track Accademically by Category. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name and Description Categories Percent Distribution -------------------- ---------- -------------------- E. Employment, Income and Poverty Characteristics Tenure of Designated Parent Owns Residence * 78.3 in Current Residence Does Not Own Residence 72.2 Designated Parent Receives Receives Support 73.8 Alimony or Child Support Does not Receive Support * 76.6 Designated Parent Receives Receives Support 66.4 Rent Aid or Public Housing Does Not Receive Support * 76.8 Designated Parent Receives Receives Support 67.8 AFDC,WIC, FS or GA Does Not Receive Support * 77.8 Designated Parent's Designated Parent Employed * 77.5 Employment Status Designated Parent Not Employed 73.5 Family Income In Poverty 67.6 100-300 % of the Poverty Line * 76.0 > 300% of the Poverty Line 81.3 Missing 77.8 Household Income In Poverty 67.2 100-300 % of the Poverty Line * 76.0 > 300% of the Poverty Line 81.2 Missing 70.8 F. Neighborhood Context Combined trust and danger index for Good or Intermediate Neighborhood Negative neighborhood impression Impression * 77.7 related to child safety Negative Neighborhood Impression 73.2 Trust Index: Trust that Neighborhood Low 73.7 is Safe for Children Medium * 76.7 High 78.0 Danger Index: Neighborhood is Low 77.5 Dangerous for Children Medium * 77.1 High 73.7 Local Area Poverty Rate Less than 20% in poverty 77.5 20% or more in poverty * 69.4 Population of area < 1 mil. or non-metro area 73.7 >= 1 mil. and < 5 mil. * 76.4 >= 5 mil. and < 10 mil. 79.6 >= 10 mil. 84.2 Urbanicity Central City 75.5 Suburbs * 78.6 Non-Metropolitan Area 72.3 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Note: (*) The reference group is identified by an asterisk. Estimated Population Included=31,272,410 Percentages are based on the populations in each of the categories of the variables. Page 39