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NLSY79 Child Assessment Completion Rates (Past Rounds)

NLSY79 Child Assessment Completion Rates by Race/Ethnicity: Children Assessed in 1986

      Race/ethnicity
    All children Hispanic Black Nonblack/ non-Hispanic
Assessment Child age N % N % N % N %
The HOME 3 years 1704 95.7 307 96.5 472 95.2 925 95.8
  3-5 years 1594 96.2 329 94.3 490 96.5 775 96.9
  6 years & older 1488 97.0 263 97.4 578 96.3 647 97.4
Temperament < 1 year 574 100.0 96 100.0 157 100.0 321 100.0
  1 year 622 100.0 111 100.0 166 100.0 345 100.0
  2-6 years 2680 99.8 542 99.8 841 99.9 1297 99.7
Motor & Social Development 0-3 months 150 92.6 26 92.9 38 92.7 86 92.5
  4-6 months 143 96.6 27 100.0 40 95.2 76 96.2
  7-9 months 160 94.7 27 93.1 50 94.3 83 95.4
  10-12 months 142 94.7 20 87.0 33 91.7 89 97.8
  13-15 months 144 93.5 25 96.2 37 88.1 82 95.3
  16-18 months 150 93.2 26 92.9 38 90.5 86 94.5
  19-21 months 147 89.1 27 87.1 41 91.1 79 88.8
  22-47 months 1194 94.4 223 90.3 353 93.1 618 96.7
Behavior Problems 4 years & older 2476 95.3 468 94.0 886 95.9 1122 95.5
Body Parts 12-35 months 1004 83.3 178 80.2 283 83.5 543 84.2
Memory for Location 8-47 months 1642 81.7 287 76.1 464 79.7 891 84.8
Verbal Memory Part A&B 3-6 years 1986 94.5 381 88.2 647 96.7 958 95.7
Verbal Memory Part C 3-6 years 1940 92.3 368 85.2 635 94.9 937 93.6
SPPC-Global 8 years & older 732 95.9 116 97.5 313 95.7 303 95.6
SPPC-Scholastic 8 years & older 732 95.9 116 97.5 313 95.7 303 95.6
Digit Span 7 years & older 984 90.4 166 88.8 394 89.7 424 91.6
PIAT Math PPVT age 5 yrs + 1885 92.6 323 88.5 718 93.9 844 93.3
PIAT Reading Recognition PPVT age 5 yrs + 1876 92.2 319 87.4 719 94.0 838 92.6
PIAT Reading Comprehension PPVT age 5 yrs + 1725 84.8 289 79.2 656 85.8 780 86.2
PPVT-R PPVT age 3 yrs + 2798 86.9 506 81.1 961 86.0 1331 90.0
NOTE: The 4971 children in this universe, of the 5255 born to mothers interviewed in 1986, are those known to be available (primarily in their mother's home) at the time of assessment.

 

NLSY79 Child Assessment Completion Rates by Race/Ethnicity: Children Reported by Mothers Interviewed in 1988 (unweighted estimates)

      Race/ethnicity
    All children Hispanic Black Non black/non-Hispanic
Assessment Child age N % N % N % N %
The HOME < 3 years 1571 94.0 287 92.6 398 95.7 886 93.8
  3-5 years 1698 94.9 306 93.3 473 95.7 920 94.9
  6-9 years 1837 95.7 346 92.8 610 96.7 881 96.2
  10 years & older 835 94.5 138 93.9 334 94.4 363 94.8
Temperament < 1 year 675 96.4 129 95.6 152 98.7 394 95.9
  1 year 729 95.7 154 94.5 151 92.6 424 97.2
  2-6 years 2743 98.0 519 99.8 811 99.3 1413 96.6
Motor & Social Development 0-3 months 184 93.4 33 89.2 35 92.1 116 95.1
  4-6 months 109 89.3 12 75.0 28 90.3 69 92.0
  7-9 months 117 86.0 16 72.7 38 86.4 63 88.7
  10-12 months 129 88.4 27 90.0 31 81.6 71 91.0
  13-15 months 119 85.6 18 85.7 22 81.4 79 86.8
  16-18 months 109 76.2 27 81.8 23 74.2 59 83.1
  19-21 months 108 84.4 19 86.4 23 82.1 66 84.6
  22-47 months 1191 91.8 218 89.3 310 89.9 663 93.6
Behavior Problems 4 years & older 3641 92.0 667 91.0 1182 90.0 1792 93.8
Body Parts 12-35 months 988 88.8 185 86.9 252 90.0 551 89.0
Memory for Location 8-47 months 1258 82.2 241 80.3 307 78.3 710 84.6
Verbal Memory Part A&B 3-6 years 1433 90.6 265 87.5 397 93.2 771 90.4
Verbal Memory Part C 3-6 years 1386 87.6 253 83.5 382 89.7 751 88.0
SPPC-Global 8 years & older 1825 94.6 289 91.7 684 94.9 852 95.4
SPPC-Scholastic 8 years & older 1826 94.7 290 92.1 684 94.9 852 95.4
Digit Span 7 years & older 1562 89.9 275 86.5 549 92.0 738 89.8
PIAT Math PPVT age (5 years +) 3689 93.7 624 90.1 1302 95.7 1753 92.9
PIAT Reading Recognition PPVT age (5 years +) 3663 93.1 635 92.4 1294 95.1 1734 91.9
PIAT Reading Comprehension PPVT age (5 years +) 3542 90.0 605 88.1 1243 91.3 1694 89.8
PPVT-R PPVT age (3 years +) 2384 85.9 443 86.2 703 83.8 1238 87.0
NOTE: The 6266 children in this universe, of the 7346 born to mothers interviewed in 1988, are those known to be available (primarily in their mother's home) at the time of assessment.

 

NLSY79 Child Assessment Completion Rates by Race/Ethnicity, 1990: Unweighted Sample

      Race/ethnicity
    All children Hispanic Black Nonblack/non-Hispanic
Assessment Child age N % N % N % N %
The HOME < 3 years 1181 88.9 241 86.7 351 92.6 588 87.8
  3-5 years 1295 91.8 293 91.3 370 89.6 632 93.5
  6-9 years 1670 94.4 404 94.8 576 94.0 689 94.5
  10 years & older 1213 93.6 254 91.0 554 94.2 404 94.4
Temperament < 1 year 393 96.1 77 96.3 109 97.3 205 95.3
  1 year 446 97.6 91 96.8 137 98.6 218 97.3
  2-6 years 2237 96.2 498 94.9 666 96.8 1071 96.5
Motor & Social Development Under 4 years 1601 90.8 349 91.1 442 88.9 810 91.8
Behavior Problems 4 years & older 3832 94.9 865 93.9 1403 93.8 1563 96.4
Verbal Memory Part A&B 4-6 years 552 88.2 127 81.4 173 91.5 252 89.7
Verbal Memory Part C 4-6 years 519 82.9 116 74.4 165 87.3 238 84.7
SPPC-Global 8 years & older 2007 93.2 453 90.6 858 96.5 696 91.0
SPPC-Scholastic 8 years & older 2007 93.2 453 90.6 858 96.5 696 91.0
Digit Span 7 years & older 1477 89.2 356 87.5 569 93.0 551 86.6
PIAT Math PPVT age (5 years +) 3321 92.1 730 88.8 1304 95.3 1281 90.7
PIAT Reading Recognition PPVT age (5 years +) 3270 90.7 715 87.0 1285 93.9 1267 89.5
PIAT Reading Comprehension PPVT age (5 years +) 3209 89.0 564 82.5 1092 90.8 1012 85.7
PPVT-R PPVT age (4 years +) 1155 85.5 270 81.6 433 89.5 452 84.3
NOTE: The 5803 children in this universe, of the 6401 born to mothers (excluding those who are "poor white") interviewed in 1990, are those known to be available (primarily in their mother's home) at the time of assessment.

 

NLSY Child Assessment Completion Rates by Age and Race/Ethnicity, 1992: Sample Cases

      Race/ethnicity
    All children Hispanic Black Nonblack/non-Hispanic
Assessment Child age N % N % N % N %
The HOME < 3 years 1065 88.3 214 89.2 271 90.0 580 87.2
  3-5 years 1254 92.1 292 91.8 354 91.2 608 92.8
  6-9 years 1794 96.2 404 95.5 571 95.8 819 96.9
  10 years & older 1993 95.9 483 96.2 821 96.8 689 94.6
Temperament < 1 year 331 97.9 75 98.7 80 96.4 176 98.3
  1 year 410 96.9 78 96.3 90 95.7 242 97.6
  2-6 years 1743 96.5 394 98.3 493 96.3 856 95.9
Motor & Social Development Under 4 years 1492 90.9 299 90.3 380 88.0 813 92.5
Behavior Problems 4 years & older 4689 96.3 1114 96.7 1613 94.8 1962 97.4
Verbal Memory Part A & B 3-6 years 1153 81.5 263 77.8 344 94.9 546 91.3
SPPC-Global 8 years & older 2688 90.6 641 91.2 1047 90.8 1000 90.1
SPPC-Scholastic 8 years & older 2689 90.7 641 91.2 1048 90.9 1000 90.1
Digit Span 7 years & older 1634 87.4 402 87.6 541 88.3 691 86.6
PIAT Math PPVT age (5 years +) 3996 90.8 935 89.6 1430 91.4 1631 90.9
PIAT Reading Recognition PPVT age (5 years +) 3936 89.4 918 88.1 1410 90.1 1608 89.6
PIAT Reading Comprehension PPVT age (5 years +) 3772 85.7 884 84.8 1373 87.8 1515 84.4
PPVT-R PPVT age (3 years +) 4758 89.7 1103 88.8 1651 90.1 2004 89.9
NOTE: The 6509 children in this universe, of the 7255 born to mothers interviewed in 1992, are those known to be available (primarily in their mother's home) at the time of assessment. Temperament estimates are based on valid scores for the following scales: the Activity response rate for children under age one, the Fearful response rate for children age one, and the Compliance estimates for children age 2 to 6.

 

NLSY79 children with valid assessment scores: Children ages 0-14 assessed in 1994

      Race/Ethnicity
    All Children  Hispanic Black White
Assessment Child Age N % N % N % N %
Child Home Environment
The HOME Inventory < 3 Years 853 87.3 172 87.3 225 90.7 456 85.7
  3-5 Years 1213 93.4 245 93.9 339 94.2 629 92.8
  6-9 Years 1784 95.4 398 96.1 533 96.2 853 94.6
  10 Years & Older 1865 95.0 447 95.7 683 95.8 735 93.9
Child Motor/Social/Emotional Development
Temperament Scale < 1 Year 255 94.1 46 88.5 65 95.6 144 95.4
  1 Year 334 94.5 63 90.0 86 94.5 185 95.9
  2-6 Years 1552 94.1 318 94.6 426 94.9 808 93.4
Motor & Social Development Scale Under 4 Years 1247 89.3 232 84.1 310 88.8 705 91.4
Behavior Problems Index 4 Years & Older 4443 94.3 999 94.0 1424 93.3 2020 95.1
Self-Perception Global 8 Years & Older 2693 91.6 625 91.2 932 92.3 1136 91.3
Self-Perception Scholastic 8 Years & Older 2694 91.7 625 91.2 932 92.3 1137 91.4
Child Cognitive Development
WISC-R Digit Span 7 Years & Older 3112 94.8 724 95.5 1048 94.8 1340 94.4
PIAT Math PPVT Age 5+ 3946 91.6 894 90.9 1311 92.6 1741 91.3
PIAT Reading Recognition PPVT Age 5+ 3934 91.3 889 90.3 1306 92.2 1739 91.2
PIAT Reading Comprehension PPVT Age 5+ 3858 89.7 873 88.7 1284 90.8 1701 89.3
PPVT-R PPVT Age 3+ 1826 85.2 378 85.1 569 87.1 879 84.1
Verbal Memory (A&B) 3-6 Years 900 81.8 169 77.2 246 85.4 485 81.8
NOTE: The 6,109 children in this universe of the 7,861 born to NLSY79 mothers interviewed in 1994, were age 0-14 years at the date of interview, living in the household of an eligible mother or were otherwise known to be available and were assessed in 1994. Children who attained age 15 by the end of 1994 were not eligible to be assessed.

 

NLSY79 children with valid assessment scores: Children ages 0-14 assessed in 1996

      Race/ethnicity
     All children Hispanic Black Non-black/non-Hispanic
Assessment Child age N % N % N % N %
Child home environment
The HOME Inventory All ages 4,973 91.6 1,042 89.6 1,449 91.6 2,482 92.7
  < 3 years 654 88.0 123 86.0 163 90.6 368 87.6
  3–5 years 1,007 95.8 195 94.2 244 95.7 568 96.4
  6–9 years 1,519 90.1 319 87.2 454 89.7 746 91.8
  10 years and older 1,793 91.9 405 90.6 588 90.5 800 93.6
Child motor/social/emotional development
Temperament Scale < 1 year 195 94.2 45 91.8 44 95.7 106 94.6
  1 year 222 94.1 39 92.9 49 89.1 134 96.4
  2–6 years 1,670 94.6 314 91.0 425 93.6 931 96.3
Motor and Social Development Scale Under 4 years 960 89.8 175 85.0 228 87.7 557 92.4
Behavior Problems Index 4 years and older 4,047 92.8 882 92.2 1,194 89.7 1,971 95.0
Self-Perception Global 12 years and older 933 90.1 220 89.8 325 88.8 388 91.5
Self-Perception Scholastic 12 years and older 935 90.3 221 90.2 324 88.5 390 92.0
Child cognitive development
WISC-R Digit Span Subscale 7–11 years 1,999 91.5 426 88.6 622 92.8 951 92.0
PIAT Math PPVT age 5+ 3,680 90.9 783 88.0 1,157 92.3 1,740 91.3
PIAT Reading Recognition PPVT age 5+ 3,670 90.7 780 87.6 1,154 92.1 1,736 91.1
PIAT Reading Comprehension PPVT age 5+ 3,625 89.6 768 86.3 1,145 91.4 1,712 89.9
PPVT-R PPVT age 3+ 2,453 89.0 545 86.2 765 91.5 1,143 88.7
NOTE: Of the 6,010 children born to NLSY79 mothers interviewed in the 1996 survey round, 5,431 children were living in the household of an eligible mother or were otherwise known to be available, and were assessed in 1996. Children who reached age 15 by the end of 1996 were not eligible for assessment and were interviewed as Young Adults.

 

NLSY79 children with valid assessment scores: Children ages 0-14 assessed in 1998

      Race/ethnicity
    All children  Hispanic Black Non-black/non-Hispanic
Assessment Child age N % N % N % N %
Child Home Environment
The HOME Inventory All ages 4,550 92.4 920 88.9 1,264 91.9 2,366 94.2
  < 3 years 446 78.1 84 70.0 95 77.2 267 81.4
  3–5 years 809 94.4 144 91.1 197 92.9 468 96.1
  6–9 years 1,465 94.6 292 92.1 404 92.9 769 96.5
  10 years and older 1,830 94.0 400 90.9 568 93.7 862 95.7
Child Motor/Social/Emotional Development
Temperament Scale < 1 year 160 90.4 31 86.1 34 91.9 95 91.3
  1 year 172 89.1 28 82.4 37 82.2 107 93.9
  2–6 years 1,298 94.1 255 90.4 310 91.4 733 96.6
Motor & Social Development Under 4 years 716 86.9 130 81.8 151 83.4 435 89.9
Behavior Problems Index 4 years and older 3,795 92.5 770 87.9 1,088 91.0 1,936 95.4
Self-Perception Global 12 years and older 955 87.5 216 88.9 298 86.4 441 87.5
Self-Perception Scholastic 12 years and older 955 87.5 216 88.9 298 86.4 441 87.5
Child Cognitive Development
WISC-R Digit Span 7–11 years 1,872 89.8 389 88.2 555 90.7 928 89.9
PIAT Math PPVT age 5+ 3,388 88.5 722 87.8 993 88.6 1,673 88.8
PIAT Reading Recognition PPVT age 5+ 3,387 88.5 724 88.1 995 88.8 1,668 88.5
PIAT Reading Comprehension PPVT age 5+ 3,356 87.7 716 87.1 987 88.0 1,653 87.7
PPVT-R PPVT age 4-5 493 82.9 96 81.4 126 82.4 271 83.6
  PPVT age 10-11 748 87.6 168 85.7 232 88.5 348 87.9
NOTE: Of 8,432 children born to NLSY79 mothers interviewed in the 1998 survey round, 4924 children were living in the household of an eligible mother or were otherwise known to be available, and were assessed in 1998. Children who reached age 15 by the end of 1998 were not eligible for assessment and were interviewed as Young Adults.

 

NLSY79 Children with Valid Assessment Scores: Children Ages 0-14 Assessed in 2000

        Race/ethnicity
    All children Hispanic Black White
Assessment Child age N % N % N % N %
Child home environment
The HOME Inventory   All ages birth-14 3,150 92.9 504 88.6 762 93.6 1,884 93.8
    < 3 years 304 79.8 64 72.7 63 80.8 177 82.3
    3–5 years 493 93.9 73 88.0 105 92.9 315 95.7
    6–9 years 952 95.2 139 93.3 203 95.3 610 95.6
    10 to 14 years 1,401 94.3 228 91.6 391 95.4 782 94.6
Child motor/social/emotional development
Temperament Scale < 1 year 102 97.1 29 100 24 100 49 94.2
  1 year 117 100 27 100 28 100 62 100
  2–6 years 808 91.7 122 86.5 164 90.1 522 93.5
Motor & Social Development Scale Under 4 years 518 95.7 106 93.8 110 96.5 302 96.2
Behavior Problems Index 4 to 14 years 2,608 91.5 392 86.0 631 90.1 1,585 93.5
Self-Perception Global 12 to 14 years 758 90.6 142 93.4 203 89.0 413 90.4
Self-Perception Scholastic 12 to 14 years 758 90.6 142 93.4 203 89.0 413 90.4
Child cognitive development
WISC-R Digit Span Subscale 7–11 years 1,341 92.4 210 95.5 333 94.9 798 90.7
PIAT Math PPVT ages 5-14 2,462 91.6 398 93.4 615 92.5 1,449 90.8
PIAT Reading Recognition PPVT ages 5-14 2,464 91.7 396 93.0 619 93.1 1,449 90.8
PIAT Reading Comprehension PPVT ages 5-14 2,451 91.2 394 92.5 617 92.8 1,440 90.2
PPVT-R PPVT ages 4-5, 326 89.6 49 81.7 70 92.1 207 90.8
  PPVT ages 10-11 599 92.3 93 94.9 171 93.4 335 91.0
NOTE: Of the 8,323 children born to mothers interviewed in 2000, 3,392 children ages 0-14 were living in the household of an interviewed mother or were otherwise known to be available, and were assessed in 2000. Children who had reached age 15 by the end of 2000 were not eligible for assessment. A portion of the Black and Hispanic child over-samples was dropped in 2000 and was therefore ineligible for assessment this round.

 

NLSY79 children with valid assessment scores: Children ages 0-14 assessed in 2002

        Race/ethnicity
    All children Hispanic Black Non-black/ Non-Hispanic
Assessment Child age N % N % N % N %
Child home environment
The HOME Inventory All ages birth-14 3,078 95.3 627 94.7 784 95.4 1,667 95.5
  < 3 years 148 67.0 42 68.9 32 69.6 74 64.9
  3–5 years 441 96.3 83 95.4 89 92.7 269 97.8
  6–9 years 924 98.5 181 98.9 222 98.7 521 98.3
  10 to 14 years 1,565 97.1 321 97.0 441 96.9 803 97.2
Child motor/social/emotional development
Temperament Scale* 2–6 years 718 97.7 151 97.4 152 97.4 415 97.9
Motor and Social Development Scale Under 4 years 211 95.9 51 96.2 46 97.9 114 95.0
Behavior Problems Index 4 to 14 years 2,872 99.1 571 98.4 738 98.5 1,563 99.7
Self-Perception Global 12 to 14 years 872 91.0 184 92.0 271 94.1 417 88.7
Self-Perception Scholastic 12 to 14 years 872 91.0 184 92.0 271 94.1 417 88.7
Child cognitive development
WISC-R Digit Span Subscale 7–11 years 1,307 93.6 250 91.6 333 97.4 724 92.7
PIAT Math PPVT ages 5-14 2,487 91.9 491 90.3 669 94.5 1,327 91.3
PIAT Reading Recognition PPVT ages 5-14 2,491 92.1 492 90.4 672 94.9 1,327 91.3
PIAT Reading Comprehension PPVT ages 5-14 2,469 91.3 485 89.2 670 94.6 1,314 90.4
PPVT-R PPVT ages 4-5 and 294 88.8 51 82.3 59 88.1 184 91.1
  PPVT ages 10-11 585 93.3 114 90.5 151 96.8 320 92.8
* The Temperament scale score reported is "Compliance," administered for children ages 2-6. Scores for other temperament subscales are computed and available in the data file for subgroups of more restricted age ranges.
NOTE: Of the 8,100 children born to mothers interviewed in 2002, 3,229 children ages 0-14 were living in the household of an eligible mother or were otherwise known to be available, and were interviewed and assessed in 2002. The % valid column indicates children with a valid score of those eligible for a particular assessment. Mother Supplement completion rates increased in 2002 due to CAPI administration of the mother-report assessments. Children who reached age 15 by the end of 2002 were not eligible for assessment. The Black and Hispanic child oversamples dropped in 2000 were reintroduced into the sample in 2002.

 

NLSY79 children with valid assessment scores: Children interviewed in 2004

        Race/ethnicity
    All children Hispanic Black Non-black/ Non-Hispanic
Assessment Child age N % N % N % N %
Child home environment
The HOME Inventory All ages (birth to 14) 2,399 95.4 483 93.8 603 98.0 1,313 94.9
  Under 3 years* 57 56.4 16 57.1 18 85.7 23 44.2
  3 to 5 years 287 97.6 66 95.7 67 100.0 154 97.5
  6 to 9 years 706 97.1 136 95.1 167 98.2 403 97.3
  10 to 14 years 1,349 96.9 265 96.4 351 98.3 733 96.4
Child social and emotional development
Temperament Scale** 2 to 6 years 370 97.4 81 98.8 80 97.6 209 96.8
Behavior Problems Index 4 to 14 years 2,290 97.8 452 96.2 562 97.4 1,276 98.6
Self-Perception Global 12 to 14 years 758 90.3 158 91.9 202 94.0 398 88.1
Self-Perception Scholastic 12 to 14 years 758 90.3 158 91.9 202 94.0 398 88.1
Child cognitive development
WISC-R Digit Span Subscale 7 to 11 years 1,305 92.2 189 87.1 260 92.9 586 93.8
PIAT Math PPVT ages 5 to 14 2,024 90.4 385 87.1 514 92.8 1,125 90.6
PIAT Reading Recognition PPVT ages 5 to 14 2,040 91.2 392 88.7 516 93.1 1,132 91.1
PIAT Reading Comprehension PPVT ages 5 to 14 2,037 91.0 391 88.5 516 93.1 1,130 91.0
PPVT-R 4 to 5 years 199 90.9 45 88.2 46 90.2 108 92.3
  6 to 9 years*** 122 100.0 39 100.0 38   45 100.0
  10 to 11 years 510 91.7 92 86.8 128 91.4 290 93.5
a. Of the 8267 children born by mothers interviewed in 2004, 2514 children ages 0-14 years were living in the household of an eligible mother and were interviewed or assessed in 2004. The "%" valid column indicates children with a valid score of those age-eligible for a particular assessment. Children who reached age 15 by the end of 2004 were not eligible for assessment.
b. Motor and Social Development was not administered in 2004.
* Many children under age 5 were not age-eligible for administration of the Child Supplement, which is where the HOME interviewer observations are located. These missing items, which are part of the total HOME score, account for the low number of valid scores for this age group in 2004.
** The Temperament scale score reported is "Compliance," administered for children ages 2-6. Other temperament subscales are computed for subgroups of more restricted age ranges.
*** In this survey round, children ages 6-9 who had no prior valid score were eligible to be administered the PPVT.

 

NLSY79 children with valid assessment scores: Children interviewed in 2006

        Race/ethnicity
    All children Hispanic Black Non-black/ Non-Hispanic
Assessment Child age N % N % N % N %
Child home environment
The HOME Inventory All ages (birth to 14) 1786 90.6 371 89.4 430 90.5 985 91.0
  Under 3 years 53 100.0 19 100.0 9 100.0 25 100.0
  3 to 5 years 154 85.1 35 85.4 40 83.3 79 85.9
  6 to 9 years 539 92.1 106 91.4 116 88.5 317 93.8
  10 to 14 years 1040 90.2 211 88.3 265 92.3 564 90.0
Child social and emotional development
Temperament Scale* 2 to 6 years 298 97.7 74 94.9 65 98.5 159 98.8
Motor and Social Development Scale Under 4 years 85 85.1 23 82.1 17 77.3 46 90.2
Behavior Problems Index 4 to 14 years 1779 95.1 361 93.3 425 93.8 993 96.3
Self-Perception Global 12 to 14 years 655 86.9 125 82.2 176 91.7 354 86.3
Self-Perception Scholastic 12 to 14 years 655 86.9 125 82.2 176 91.7 354 86.3
Child cognitive development
WISC-R Digit Span Subscale 7 to 11 years 776 87.6 152 87.4 184 88.9 440 87.1
PIAT Math PPVT ages 5 to 14 1612 88.0 325 86.2 401 90.5 886 87.5
PIAT Reading Recognition PPVT ages 5 to 14 1615 88.2 325 86.2 402 90.7 888 87.7
PIAT Reading Comprehension PPVT ages 5 to 14 1610 87.9 324 85.9 402 90.7 884 87.4
PPVT-R 4 to 5 years 104 85.2 26 86.7 25 78.1 53 88.3
  6 to 9 years** 22 100.0 7 100.0 6 100.0 9 100.0
  10 to 11 years 366 87.8 78 85.7 93 94.9 195 85.5
  12 to 14 years** 25 100.0 5 100.0 11 100.0 9 100.0
*The Temperament Scale score reported is "Compliance," administered for children ages 2-6. Other temperament subscales are computed for subgroups of more restricted age ranges.
**In this survey round, children age 6-9 and 12-14 who had no prior valid score were eligible to be administered the PPVT.
NOTE: Of the 8131 children born to mothers interviewed in 2006, 1972 were living in the household of an eligible mother and were interviewed or assessed in 2006. The "%" valid column indicates children with a valid score of those age-eligible for a particular assessment. Children who reached age 15 by the end of 2006 were not eligible for assessment.

 

NLSY79 children with valid assessment scores: Children interviewed in 2008

        Race/ethnicity
    All children Hispanic Black Non-black/ Non-Hispanic
Assessment Child age N % N % N % N %
Child home environment
 The HOME Inventory         All ages (birth to 14) 1201 88.7 254 88.8 285 89.3 662 88.4
    Under 3 years 27 100.0 4 100.0 8 100.0 15 100.0
    3 to 5 years 74 83.1 22 88.0 13 65.0 39 88.6
    6 to 9 years 339 90.9 181 94.2 80 89.9 178 89.9
    10 to 14 years 761 88.0 147 86.0 184 91.1 430 87.4
Child social and emotional development
 Temperament Scale* 2 to 6 years 152 95.6 39 92.9 35 97.2 78 96.3
 Motor and Social Development Scale Under 4 years 42 87.5 11 91.7 10 76.9 21 91.3
 Behavior Problems Index 4 to 14 years 1271 97.7 266 97.1 295 96.4 710 98.5
 Self-Perception Global 12 to 14 years 456 83.1 90 76.3 121 93.8 245 81.1
 Self-Perception Scholastic 12 to 14 years 456 83.1 90 76.3 121 93.8 245 81.1
Child cognitive development
 WISC-R Digit Span Subscale 7 to 11 years 562 86.9 110 85.9 134 87.6 318 86.9
 PIAT Math PPVT ages 5 to 14 1094 84.8 221 81.9 272 89.5 601 83.9
 PIAT Reading Recognition PPVT ages 5 to 14 1096 84.5 221 81.9 272 89.5 603 84.2
 PIAT Reading Comprehension PPVT ages 5 to 14 1087 84.3 221 81.9 272 89.5 594 83.0
 PPVT-R   4 to 5 years 52 77.6 13 86.7 10 62.5 29 80.6
  10 to 11 years 289 85.3 49 81.7 67 85.9 173 86.1
*The Temperament Scale score reported is "Compliance," administered for children ages 2-6.  Other temperament subscales are computed for subgroups of more restricted age ranges.
NOTE: Of the 7884 children born to mothers interviewed in 2008, 1354 were living in the household of an eligible mother and were interviewed or assessed in 2008.  The "%" valid column indicates children with a valid score of those age-eligible for a particular assessment.  Children who reached age 15 by the end of 2008 were not eligible for assessment.

NLSY79 Children with valid assessment scores: Children interviewed in 2010

Assessment Child age All children Race/ethnicity
Hispanic Black Non-Black/ Non-Hispanic
   # % # % # % # %
Child home environment
  The HOME Inventory         All ages (birth to 14) 792 88.5 167 88.4 184 86.0 441 89.6
Under 3 years 9 100.0 2 100.0 2 100.0 5 100.0
3 to 5 years 37 78.7 12 92.3 10 76.9 15 71.4
6 to 9 years 189 92.2 48 94.1 45 86.5 96 94.1
10 to 14 years 557 87.9 105 85.4 127 86.4 325 89.3
Child social and emotional development
  Temperament Scale* 2 to 6 years 73 97.3 20 95.2 17 100.0 36 97.3
  Motor and Social Development Scale Under 4 years 18 94.7 3 100.0 5 100.0 10 90.9
  Behavior Problems Index 4 to 14 years 842 96.1 176 94.6 196 93.8 470 97.7
  Self-Perception Global 12 to 14 years 367 85.0 66 81.5 84 84.0 217 86.5
  Self-Perception Scholastic 12 to 14 years 367 85.0 66 81.5 84 84.0 217 86.5
Child cognitive development
  WISC-R Digit Span Subscale 7 to 11 years 338 85.4 75 84.3 82 83.7 181 86.6
  PIAT Math PPVT ages 5 to 14 733 84.6 151 82.5 171 82.6 411 86.3
  PIAT Reading Recognition PPVT ages 5 to 14 737 85.1 152 83.1 172 83.1 413 86.8
  PIAT Reading Comprehension PPVT ages 5 to 14 740 85.5 153 83.6 174 84.1 413 86.8
  PPVT-R   4 to 5 years 22 78.6 9 90.0 7 100.0 6 54.5
10 to 11 years 176 79.3 35 72.9 44 80.0 97 81.5
 
*The Temperament Scale score reported is "Compliance," administered for children ages 2-6.  Other temperament subscales are computed for subgroups of more restricted age ranges.
NOTE: Of the 8099 children born to mothers interviewed in 2010, 895 were living in the household of an eligible mother and were interviewed or assessed in 2010.  The "%" valid column indicates children with a valid score of those age-eligible for a particular assessment.  Children who reached age 15 by the end of 2010 were not eligible for assessment.

 

NLSY79 Children with valid assessment scores: Children interviewed in 2012

Assessment Child age All children Race/ethnicity
Hispanic Black Non-Black/ Non-Hispanic
   # % # % # % # %
Child home environment
  The HOME Inventory         All ages (birth to 14) 453 88.0 108 91.5 115 87.8 230 86.5
Under 3 years 5 100.0 0 0 2 100.0 3 100.0
3 to 5 years 4 33.3 0 0 1 33.3 3 42.9
6 to 9 years 74 93.7 21 91.3 18 100.0 35 92.1
10 to 14 years 370 88.3 87 93.6 94 87.0 189 86.7
Child social and emotional development
  Temperament Scale* 2 to 6 years 20 87.0 4 100.0 5 100.0 11 78.6
  Motor and Social Development Scale Under 4 years 5 100.0 0 0 2 100.0 3 100.0
  Behavior Problems Index 4 to 14 years 485 95.1 115 97.5 122 94.6 248 94.3
  Self-Perception Global 12 to 14 years 272 84.7 60 89.6 67 78.8 145 85.8
  Self-Perception Scholastic 12 to 14 years 272 84.7 60 89.6 67 78.8 145 85.8
Child cognitive development
  WISC-R Digit Span Subscale 7 to 11 years 148 86.5 40 85.1 34 85.0 74 88.1
  PIAT Math PPVT ages 5 to 14 431 85.0 101 87.1 104 80.6 226 86.3
  PIAT Reading Recognition PPVT ages 5 to 14 431 85.0 102 87.9 105 81.4 224 85.5
  PIAT Reading Comprehension PPVT ages 5 to 14 430 84,8 102 87.9 105 81.4 223 85.1
  PPVT-R   4 to 5 years 3 50.0 0 0 0 0 3 60.0
10 to 11 years 88 81.5 20 74.1 22 75.9 46 88.5
 
*The Temperament Scale score reported is "Compliance," administered for children ages 2-6.  Other temperament subscales are computed for subgroups of more restricted age ranges.

NOTE: Of the 7892 children born to mothers interviewed in 2012, 515 were living in the household of an eligible mother and were interviewed or assessed in 2010. The "%" valid column indicates children with a valid score of those age-eligible for a particular assessment. Children who reached age 15 by the end of 2012 were not eligible for assessment; however, a number of children who turned 15 in the following calendar year (2013) were assessed as part of the child sample.

 

Table 6. NLSY79 children with valid assessment scores: Children interviewed in 2014

Assessment Child age All children Race/ethnicity
Hispanic Black Non-Black/ Non-Hispanic
   # % # % # % # %
Child home environment
  The HOME Inventory         All ages (birth to 14) 241 87.3 57 81.4 63 86.3 121 91.0
Under 3 years -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
3 to 5 years 5 100.0 0 0 2 100.0 3 100.0
6 to 9 years 24 82.8 4 80.0 7 100.0 13 76.5
10 to 14 years 212 87.6 53 81.5 54 84.4 105 92.9
Child social and emotional development
  Temperament Scale* 2 to 6 years 7 100.0 0 0 2 100.0 5 100.0
  Motor and Social Development Scale Under 4 years 2 100.0 0 0 2 100.0 0 0
  Behavior Problems Index 4 to 14 years 250 91.2 62 88.6 65 91.6 123 92.5
  Self-Perception Global 12 to 14 years 158 77.8 33 64.7 46 83.6 79 81.4
  Self-Perception Scholastic 12 to 14 years 158 77.8 33 64.7 46 83.6 79 81.4
Child cognitive development
  WISC-R Digit Span Subscale 7 to 11 years 53 79.1 15 79.0 14 87.5 24 75.0
  PIAT Math PPVT ages 5 to 14 212 77.9 48 68.6 60 84.5 104 79.4
  PIAT Reading Recognition PPVT ages 5 to 14 212 77.9 48 68.6 60 84.5 104 79.4
  PIAT Reading Comprehension PPVT ages 5 to 14 211 77.6 48 68.6 60 84.5 103 78.6
  PPVT-R   All ages 39 83.0 11 73.3 11 91.7 17 85.0
4 to 5 years 3 100.0 0 0 0 0 3 100.0
10 to 11 years 33 80.5 11 73.3 9 90.0 13 81.3
6-9, 12-14 years** 3 -- 0 -- 2 -- 1 --
 

*The Temperament Scale score reported is "Compliance," administered for children ages 2-6.

**The PPVT was administered to a small number of children outside of the age range for PPVT assessment because they did not have a prior valid PPVT score. Completion rates were not computed for these children.
NOTE: Of the 7,626 children born to mothers interviewed in 2014, 276 were age-eligible and interviewed or assessed in 2014. The "%" valid column indicates children with a valid score of those age-eligible for a particular assessment. Children who reached age 15 by the end of 2014 were not eligible for assessment; however, a number of children who turned 15 in the following calendar year (2015) were assessed as part of the child sample.

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