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Statistics Canada - Government of Canada
Table D-48
Means and standard errors (SE) for number knowledge score at age 5 by participation in early childhood education (ECE) activities at age 3 and household income level
Number of ECE activities at age 3
Number knowledge score age 5
Mean score
Standard error (SE)
Household income level: below low income cut-off (LICO)
None
93.8
1.00
One or more
95.9
1.07
Household income level: LICO to less than 2 times LICO
None
96.5
0.68
One or more
99.9
0.74
Household income level: two times LICO to less than 3 times LICO
None
99.5
0.77
One or more
101.7
0.73
Household income level: three times LICO or above
None
98.51
0.93
One or more
105.0
0.96
Total
None
97.01
0.43
One or more
101.1
0.46
1. Statistically significant and substantive difference between levels.
Notes
Statistical significance: p<0.01 for differences between 2 levels of participation in ECE activities.
Substantive differences are defined as mean differences of 0.25 of a standard deviation (0.25 SD) or more, as follows: for number knowledge score at age 5, 0.25 SD=3.47.
LICO refers to the low income cut-off.
Data source: Statistics Canada, National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth, 2002/2003.
Table source: Statistics Canada, 2006, Readiness to Learn at School Among Five-year-old Children in Canada, Number 4 in the Children and Youth Research Paper Series, catalogue number 89-599-XWE2006004.