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

List of tables

Table 1: Sample, interviews and response rates across the three waves of data collection

Table 2: Demographic characteristics of families in CfC and contrast sites at Wave 1

Table 3: Overall effects of the CfC intervention on outcome variables (effect sizes estimated using difference-in-difference models and OLS or logistic regression)

Table 4: Standardised effect size estimates for key outcomes from the Sure Start interventions

Table 5: Differential effects of the CfC intervention for low levels of maternal education (effect sizes estimated using difference-in-difference models and OLS or logistic regression)

Table 6: Differential effects of the CfC intervention for low-income households (effect sizes estimated using difference-in-difference models and OLS or logistic regression)

Table 7: Differential effects of the CfC intervention for hard-to-reach families (effect sizes estimated using difference-in-difference models and OLS or logistic regression)

Table 8: Significant effects of CfC on families, children and communities: families living in CfC sites compared to contrast sites

Appendix tables

Table A1: Probability of participation from Wave 1 to Wave 3

Table A2: Probability of participation from Wave 1 to Wave 2

Table B1: Internal consistency of primary outcome variables (Cronbach’s alpha, α)

Table C1: Summary statistics for Adapted PPVT-III as part of Stronger Families in Australia

Table D1: Outcome variables in CfC and contrast sites pre-intervention, Wave 1

Table E1: Child injuries that require medical attention—difference-in-difference estimates

Table E2: Child injuries that require medical attention—regression estimates at Wave 3

Table E3: Child physical health—difference-in-difference estimates

Table E4: Child physical health—regression estimates at Wave 3

Table E5: Child total emotional and behavioural problems—regression estimates at Wave 3

Table E6: Child prosocial behaviour—regression estimates at Wave 3

Table E7: Child overweight—regression estimates at Wave 3

Table E8: Parent general health—difference-in-difference estimates

Table E9: Parent general health—regression estimates at Wave 3

Table E10: Parent mental health—difference-in-difference estimates

Table E11: Parent mental health—regression estimates at Wave 3

Table E12: Hostile parenting—difference-in-difference estimates

Table E13: Hostile parenting—regression estimates at Wave 3

Table E14: Parenting self-efficacy—difference-in-difference estimates

Table E15: Parenting self-efficacy—regression estimates at Wave 3

Table E16: Parental relationship conflict—difference-in-difference estimates

Table E17: Parental relationship conflict—regression estimates at Wave 3

Table E18: Receptive vocabulary achievement and verbal ability—regression estimates at Wave 3

Table E19: Living in a jobless household—difference-in-difference estimates

Table E20: Living in a jobless household—regression estimates at Wave 3

Table E21: Quality of the home learning environment—difference-in-difference estimates

Table E22: Quality of the home learning environment—regression estimates at Wave 3

Table E23: Support in raising children—difference-in-difference estimates

Table E24: Support in raising children—regression estimates at Wave 3

Table E25: Involvement in a community service activity—difference-in-difference estimates

Table E26: Involvement in a community service activity—regression estimates at Wave 3

Table E27: Neighbourhood as a place to bring up children—difference-in-difference estimates

Table E28: Neighbourhood as a place to bring up children—regression estimates at Wave 3

Table E29: Community social cohesion—difference-in-difference estimates

Table E30: Community social cohesion—regression estimates at Wave 3

Table E31: Community facilities—difference-in-difference estimates

Table E32: Community facilities—regression estimates at Wave 3

Table E33: Unmet service needs—difference-in-difference estimates

Table E34: Unmet service needs—regression estimates at Wave 3

Table F1: Robustness of jobless household results, testing the influence of one contrast site (asic_14)—difference-in-difference estimates

Table F2: Robustness of jobless household results, testing the influence of one contrast site (asic_14)—regression estimates at Wave 3

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