The HOME-SF

An adaptation of Caldwell & Bradley HOME observation instrument, this assessment uses mother report and interviewer observations to gauge the quality of the home environment for children under age 15. The HOME-SF is part of the Mother Supplement.

Table 1.1. The Home: Total Raw Scores by Child Age and Race/Ethnicity (2006 Sample Cases)
Table 1.2. The Home: Percentile Scores by Child Age and Race/Ethnicity (2006 Sample Cases)
Table 1.3. The Home: Total Percentile Scores by Child Age and Race/Ethnicity (2006 Weighted Distribution)
Table 1.4. The Home: Standard Scores by Child Age and Race/Ethnicity (2006 Weighted Distribution)
Table 1.5. The Home: Cognitive Stimulation Percentile Scores by Child Age and Race/Ethnicity (2006 Weighted Distribution)
Table 1.6. The Home: Cognitive Stimulation Standard Scores by Child Age and Race/Ethnicity (2006 Weighted Distribution)
Table 1.7. The Home: Emotional Support Percentile Scores by Child Age and Race/Ethnicity (2006 Weighted Distribution)
Table 1.8. The Home: Emotional Support Standard Scores by Child Age and Race/Ethnicity (2006 Weighted Distribution)

Table 1.1 The Home: Total Raw Scores by Child Age and Race/Ethnicity (2006 Sample Cases)

  0-12.9 13-15.9 16-18.9 19-22.9 23-28 Invalid Valid Total % Valid
AGE OF CHILD 53           53 53 100.0
< 3 Years
3-5 Years   4 8 51 47 71 110 181 60.8
6-9 Years 11 26 67 218 217 46 539 585 92.1
10 Years + 30 62 174 372 402 113 1040 1153 90.2
Total 94 92 249 641 666 230 1742 1972 88.3
RACE OF CHILD AGE OF CHILD 19           19 19 100.0
Hispanic < 3 Years
3-5 Years   2 1 15 8 15 26 41 63.4
6-9 Years 3 6 19 44 34 10 106 116 91.4
10 Years + 10 22 41 81 57 28 211 239 88.3
Total 32 30 61 140 99 53 362 415 87.2
Black AGE OF CHILD 9           9 9 100.0
< 3 Years
3-5 Years   1 4 14 9 20 28 48 58.3
6-9 Years 2 11 24 56 23 15 116 131 88.5
10 Years + 14 23 70 103 55 22 265 287 92.3
Total 25 35 98 173 87 57 418 475 88.0
White AGE OF CHILD 25           25 25 100.0
< 3 Years
3-5 Years   1 3 22 30 36 56 92 60.9
6-9 Years 6 9 24 118 160 21 317 338 93.8
10 Years + 6 17 63 188 290 63 564 627 90.0
Total 37 27 90 328 480 120 962 1082 88.9


Table 1.2 The Home: Percentile Scores by Child Age And Race/Ethnicity (2006 Sample Cases)

  0-19 20-39 40-59 60-79 80-89 90-99 Invalid Valid Total % Valid
AGE OF CHILD 14 6 13 10   10   53 53 100.0
< 3 Years
3-5 Years 30 16 17 23 17 7 71 110 181 60.8
6-9 Years 120 111 89 148 46 25 46 539 585 92.1
10 Years + 251 167 209 233 119 61 113 1040 1153 90.2
Total 415 300 328 414 182 103 230 1742 1972 88.3
RACE OF CHILD AGE OF CHILD 6 1 4 3   5   19 19 100.0
Hispanic < 3 Years
3-5 Years 9 4 5 3 4 1 15 26 41 63.4
6-9 Years 31 28 15 27 4 1 10 106 116 91.4
10 Years + 68 34 48 37 12 12 28 211 239 88.3
Total 114 67 72 70 20 19 53 362 415 87.2
Black AGE OF CHILD 4 2 2 1       9 9 100.0
< 3 Years
3-5 Years 10 6 3 4 3 2 20 28 48 58.3
6-9 Years 45 28 19 20 4   15 116 131 88.5
10 Years + 105 55 48 38 15 4 22 265 287 92.3
Total 164 91 72 63 22 6 57 418 475 88.0
White AGE OF CHILD 4 3 7 6   5   25 25 100.0
< 3 Years
3-5 Years 11 6 9 16 10 4 36 56 92 60.9
6-9 Years 44 55 55 101 38 24 21 317 338 93.8
10 Years + 78 78 113 158 92 45 63 564 627 90.0
Total 137 142 184 281 140 78 120 962 1082 88.9


Table 1.3: The Home: Total Percentile Scores by Child Age and Race/Ethnicity (2006 Weighted Distribution)

  0-19 20-39 40-59 60-79 80-89 90-99 Total Mean Std Dev
AGE OF CHILD 20.6 12.5 26.0 23.2   17.7 100.0 51.2 29.7
< 3 Years
3-5 Years 22.0 12.2 17.1 25.5 16.9 6.4 100.0 52.7 28.4
6-9 Years 17.1 18.3 17.3 30.0 10.7 6.7 100.0 52.8 27.7
10 Years + 17.8 14.5 19.9 26.1 14.5 7.2 100.0 52.4 28.6
Total 17.9 15.5 19.1 27.2 13.1 7.3 100.0 52.5 28.3
RACE OF CHILD AGE OF CHILD 24.0 14.7 16.9 19.0   25.4 100.0 48.5 33.7
Hispanic < 3 Years
3-5 Years 31.0 19.4 19.9 10.3 14.2 5.1 100.0 43.1 29.6
6-9 Years 27.4 28.4 14.8 23.6 4.6 1.2 100.0 40.8 27.1
10 Years + 32.1 16.4 21.2 17.8 7.6 4.9 100.0 39.9 29.8
Total 30.3 19.8 19.1 18.9 6.8 5.1 100.0 40.9 29.4
Black AGE OF CHILD 38.6 29.4 20.4 11.6     100.0 26.6 19.9
< 3 Years
3-5 Years 33.7 21.4 10.6 13.4 12.9 8.0 100.0 41.4 31.5
6-9 Years 41.5 20.1 17.6 17.3 3.5   100.0 34.2 25.7
10 Years + 40.4 19.6 18.8 14.0 5.3 1.9 100.0 32.9 27.7
Total 40.3 20.0 18.0 14.9 5.1 1.7 100.0 33.7 27.3
White AGE OF CHILD 18.4 10.5 28.0 25.0   18.1 100.0 53.9 28.6
< 3 Years
3-5 Years 19.5 10.2 17.7 28.6 17.7 6.2 100.0 55.2 27.3
6-9 Years 13.5 17.4 17.4 31.9 11.9 7.9 100.0 55.7 26.8
10 Years + 13.7 13.7 19.9 28.3 16.3 8.1 100.0 56.0 27.2
Total 14.1 14.6 19.2 29.4 14.6 8.2 100.0 55.8 27.1


Table 1.4 The Home: Standard Scores By Child Age and Race/Ethnicity (2006 Weighted Distribution)

  0-84 85-99 100-114 115+ Total Mean Std Dev
AGE OF CHILD 16.6 21.9 43.7 17.7 100.0 100.0 15.0
< 3 Years
3-5 Years 17.9 18.0 57.8 6.4 100.0 100.0 15.0
6-9 Years 14.7 27.5 43.0 14.8 100.0 100.0 15.0
10 Years + 17.1 23.2 51.2 8.5 100.0 100.0 15.0
Total 16.4 24.2 48.8 10.6 100.0 100.0 15.0
RACE OF CHILD AGE OF CHILD 24.0 17.5 33.2 25.4 100.0 97.0 20.4
Hispanic < 3 Years
3-5 Years 25.8 24.6 44.5 5.1 100.0 95.1 16.9
6-9 Years 22.3 40.4 34.1 3.2 100.0 94.1 15.2
10 Years + 30.9 29.1 33.4 6.6 100.0 93.3 16.8
Total 27.8 31.2 34.4 6.6 100.0 93.9 16.6
Black AGE OF CHILD 29.0 59.4 11.6   100.0 87.9 11.3
< 3 Years
3-5 Years 30.0 28.5 33.5 8.0 100.0 94.2 17.4
6-9 Years 33.4 32.4 31.5 2.7 100.0 90.8 14.5
10 Years + 40.1 30.2 27.8 1.9 100.0 89.3 17.1
Total 37.3 31.3 29.0 2.5 100.0 90.0 16.3
White AGE OF CHILD 14.3 19.2 48.5 18.1 100.0 101.6 13.6
< 3 Years
3-5 Years 15.4 15.9 62.4 6.2 100.0 101.3 14.1
6-9 Years 12.0 26.1 44.9 17.0 100.0 101.5 14.5
10 Years + 12.9 21.8 55.7 9.6 100.0 102.0 13.7
Total 12.8 22.8 52.4 12.0 100.0 101.8 14.0


Table 1.5 The Home: Cognitive Stimulation Percentile Scores by Child Age and Race/Ethnicity (2006 Weighted Distribution)

  0-19 20-39 40-59 60-79 80-89 90-99 Total Mean Std Dev
AGE OF CHILD 15.7 33.2 15.1 11.7 4.5 19.9 100.0 49.7 29.8
< 3 Years
3-5 Years 16.8 12.8 24.3 14.3 31.8   100.0 53.8 27.3
6-9 Years 16.6 14.7 14.0 36.4 12.9 5.4 100.0 52.6 27.9
10 Years + 15.9 24.7 19.2 24.3 16.1   100.0 52.6 28.0
Total 16.1 21.1 17.7 27.2 15.6 2.3 100.0 52.6 28.0
RACE OF CHILD AGE OF CHILD 33.1 17.9 19.0     30.0 100.0 43.9 36.5
Hispanic < 3 Years
3-5 Years 27.7 16.5 22.5 4.4 28.9   100.0 46.4 28.4
6-9 Years 33.7 27.7 10.1 21.9 4.3 2.2 100.0 36.3 27.6
10 Years + 39.0 23.8 12.1 16.9 8.2   100.0 35.8 31.1
Total 36.4 24.0 12.7 16.3 8.1 2.6 100.0 37.2 30.5
Black AGE OF CHILD 60.2   7.8 20.4   11.6 100.0 34.0 33.7
< 3 Years
3-5 Years 9.4 26.2 29.5 5.2 29.7   100.0 52.2 25.7
6-9 Years 34.3 21.0 13.4 23.7 4.0 3.6 100.0 36.7 27.7
10 Years + 37.2 28.5 14.2 12.5 7.6   100.0 35.4 29.3
Total 35.2 25.8 14.7 15.3 7.8 1.2 100.0 36.7 29.0
White AGE OF CHILD 8.4 39.0 15.1 13.0 5.7 18.8 100.0 52.2 27.4
< 3 Years
3-5 Years 16.8 10.7 23.7 16.5 32.3   100.0 54.8 27.3
6-9 Years 13.6 13.2 14.3 38.7 14.4 5.8 100.0 55.4 27.0
10 Years + 11.2 24.2 20.4 26.5 17.8   100.0 56.2 26.2
Total 12.2 20.3 18.4 29.5 17.2 2.4 100.0 55.7 26.6


Table 1.6 The Home: Cognitive Stimulation Standard Scores by Child Age and Race/Ethnicity (2006 Weighted Distribution)

  0-84 85-99 100-114 115+ Total Mean Std Dev
AGE OF CHILD 11.7 52.3 11.7 24.3 100.0 100.0 15.0
< 3 Years
3-5 Years 16.8 22.0 49.4 11.8 100.0 100.0 15.0
6-9 Years 16.3 26.1 45.5 12.0 100.0 100.0 15.0
10 Years + 15.6 24.9 43.4 16.1 100.0 100.0 15.0
Total 15.8 25.9 43.5 14.8 100.0 100.0 15.0
RACE OF CHILD AGE OF CHILD 33.1 36.9   30.0 100.0 95.4 22.3
Hispanic < 3 Years
3-5 Years 27.7 25.3 43.5 3.5 100.0 97.4 13.4
6-9 Years 33.7 35.3 26.3 4.7 100.0 92.0 15.3
10 Years + 39.0 23.8 29.0 8.2 100.0 89.9 18.9
Total 36.4 27.9 27.4 8.3 100.0 91.3 18.0
Black AGE OF CHILD 60.2 7.8 20.4 11.6 100.0 91.4 16.0
< 3 Years
3-5 Years 9.4 35.5 42.4 12.7 100.0 99.2 15.1
6-9 Years 34.3 32.7 27.8 5.3 100.0 92.3 15.3
10 Years + 37.0 28.8 26.6 7.6 100.0 90.3 17.7
Total 35.1 29.8 27.8 7.4 100.0 91.4 17.1
White AGE OF CHILD 3.3 59.2 13.0 24.5 100.0 101.6 12.7
< 3 Years
3-5 Years 16.8 19.9 50.9 12.4 100.0 100.3 15.1
6-9 Years 13.3 24.9 48.6 13.2 100.0 101.3 14.5
10 Years + 10.9 24.4 46.8 17.8 100.0 102.1 13.3
Total 11.8 25.3 46.7 16.2 100.0 101.7 13.8


Table 1.7 The Home: Emotional Support Percentile Scores by Child Age and Race/Ethnicity (2006 Weighted Distribution)

  0-19 20-39 40-59 60-79 80-89 90-99 Total Mean Std Dev
AGE OF CHILD 25.1     74.9     100.0 54.4 28.8
< 3 Years
3-5 Years 17.4 27.7   40.2 1.8 13.0 100.0 52.8 28.0
6-9 Years 19.6 15.6 20.8 19.6 13.5 11.0 100.0 52.2 29.0
10 Years + 17.7 12.8 17.5 23.9 19.8 8.2 100.0 52.3 28.5
Total 18.5 14.2 17.0 25.2 16.0 9.2 100.0 52.4 28.7
RACE OF CHILD AGE OF CHILD 25.9     74.1     100.0 53.6 28.9
Hispanic < 3 Years
3-5 Years 26.6 29.4   27.0   17.0 100.0 46.9 30.4
6-9 Years 24.1 15.0 15.7 25.3 10.3 9.6 100.0 48.7 31.0
10 Years + 20.2 21.0 15.9 19.6 17.4 5.9 100.0 46.8 28.8
Total 22.2 18.2 13.6 25.8 12.8 7.3 100.0 47.9 29.6
Black AGE OF CHILD 61.0     39.0     100.0 30.7 32.5
< 3 Years
3-5 Years 39.8 32.6   15.5   12.1 100.0 36.3 30.0
6-9 Years 38.7 15.2 27.9 13.7 4.4   100.0 35.0 26.1
10 Years + 35.0 21.2 19.5 14.0 7.5 2.6 100.0 34.8 26.6
Total 37.1 19.6 20.5 14.6 5.9 2.4 100.0 34.8 26.9
White AGE OF CHILD 21.6     78.4     100.0 56.7 27.4
< 3 Years
3-5 Years 13.7 26.9   44.5 2.1 12.8 100.0 55.4 26.7
6-9 Years 17.0 15.6 20.3 19.9 14.7 12.4 100.0 54.5 28.5
10 Years + 15.3 11.1 17.4 25.5 21.6 9.1 100.0 55.0 27.8
Total 16.0 13.2 16.8 26.4 17.5 10.1 100.0 54.9 28.0


Table 1.8 The Home: Emotional Support Standard Scores by Child Age and Race/Ethnicity (2006 Weighted Distribution)

  0-84 85-99 100-114 114.991 115+ Total Mean Std Dev
AGE OF CHILD 25.1   74.9     100.0 100.0 15.0
< 3 Years
3-5 Years 17.4 27.7 40.2 1.8 13.0 100.0 100.0 15.0
6-9 Years 17.4 23.7 47.9   11.0 100.0 100.0 15.0
10 Years + 17.7 30.3 43.7   8.2 100.0 100.0 15.0
Total 17.8 27.0 45.9 0.1 9.2 100.0 100.0 15.0
RACE OF CHILD AGE OF CHILD 25.9   74.1     100.0 99.6 14.9
Hispanic < 3 Years
3-5 Years 26.6 29.4 27.0   17.0 100.0 96.1 19.7
6-9 Years 21.4 22.1 46.9   9.6 100.0 97.6 17.1
10 Years + 20.2 36.9 37.0   5.9 100.0 97.3 15.6
Total 21.4 29.3 42.0   7.3 100.0 97.5 16.3
Black AGE OF CHILD 61.0   39.0     100.0 86.3 19.6
< 3 Years
3-5 Years 39.8 32.6 15.5   12.1 100.0 91.2 18.1
6-9 Years 37.5 29.9 32.5     100.0 90.4 15.9
10 Years + 35.0 40.8 21.6   2.6 100.0 90.7 16.1
Total 36.7 36.0 25.0   2.4 100.0 90.6 16.3
White AGE OF CHILD 21.6   78.4     100.0 101.3 13.9
< 3 Years
3-5 Years 13.7 26.9 44.5 2.1 12.8 100.0 101.5 13.6
6-9 Years 14.8 23.1 49.8   12.4 100.0 101.3 14.3
10 Years + 15.3 28.5 47.1   9.1 100.0 101.4 14.3
Total 15.2 25.7 48.8 0.1 10.1 100.0 101.4 14.3