Stronger Families in Australia study: the impact of Communities for Children

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Appendix D: The validity of the contrast site as a counterfactual

Table D1: Outcome variables in CfC and contrast sites pre-intervention, Wave 1
	CfC	Non-CfC	Statistically significant difference
Healthy young families
Child number of injuries requiring medical attention	0.35	0.29	NS
Child physical health	89.48	90.39	p<0.05
Parent mental health	4.34	4.27	p<0.05
Supporting families and parents
Hostile parenting	3.33	3.33	NS
Parenting self-efficacy	3.91	3.90	NS
Parental relationship conflict	1.90	1.91	NS
Living in a jobless household (%)	25.70	24.32	NS
Early learning and care
Quality of the home learning environment	3.04	3.02	NS
Child-friendly communities
Support in raising children	2.83	2.79	NS
Involvement in community service activity (%)	24.80	25.20	NS
Neighbourhood as a place to bring up children	3.90	3.86	NS
Community social cohesion	2.69	2.69	NS
Community facilities	2.08	2.03	NS
Unmet service needs	7.80	7.30	NS

Note: NS=Not significant. Estimates of the difference between key outcome variables in CfC and contrast sites are based on independent t-tests for mean scores and χ2 tests for categorical variables (variables with % besides them). Only outcome variables that were measured at Wave 1 are included in this table.

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