Research Article

“Getting Ready for School:” A Preliminary Evaluation of a Parent-Focused School-Readiness Program

Table 3

Demographics by group.

Intervention ( )Comparison ( )
Mean age in months at pretest (SD)46.9 (6.2)45.6 (7.1)0.48

Ethnicity (%)Hispanic or Latino
Asian
Other
25 (96%)
0
1 (4%)
28 (93%)
2 (7%)
0
0.24

Primary language spoken at home (%)Spanish
English
Other
25 (96%)
0
1 (4%)
26 (87%)
3 (10%)
1 (3%)
0.19

Maternal education (%)Less than high school
GED or high school
Some postsecondary school
Associate degree
BS or advanced degree
Other/did not respond
14 (54%)
3 (12%)
1 (4%)
1 (4%)
5 (19%)
2 (8%)
12 (40%)
9 (30%)
4 (13%)
1 (3%)
3 (10%)
1 (3%)
0.32

There were no significant demographic differences between groups.