Other noncognitive skills at the beginning of kindergarten, as reported by teachers, by SES quintile, under unadjusted to fully adjusted models
| Interpersonal relationships | Closeness to teacher | Eagerness to learn | Pays attention well | Persistence in completing tasks | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M1S | M2S | M3S | M1S | M2S | M3S | M1S | M2S | M3S | M1S | M2S | M3S | M1S | M2S | M3S | |
| Low-middle SES | 0.123*** (0.044) |
0.130*** (0.045) |
0.088** (0.044) |
0.091** (0.042) |
0.078* (0.043) |
0.046 (0.043) |
0.116*** (0.042) |
0.130*** (0.043) |
0.092** (0.043) |
0.118*** (0.040) |
0.141*** (0.040) |
0.104*** (0.039) |
0.118*** (0.040) |
0.144*** (0.041) |
0.116*** (0.041) |
| Middle SES | 0.248*** (0.046) |
0.250*** (0.047) |
0.176*** (0.047) |
0.191*** (0.044) |
0.168*** (0.046) |
0.120*** (0.046) |
0.237*** (0.044) |
0.249*** (0.045) |
0.189*** (0.046) |
0.229*** (0.043) |
0.254*** (0.045) |
0.185*** (0.043) |
0.200*** (0.041) |
0.229*** (0.043) |
0.177*** (0.043) |
| High-middle SES | 0.415*** (0.045) |
0.410*** (0.047) |
0.319*** (0.046) |
0.280*** (0.044) |
0.247*** (0.046) |
0.192*** (0.046) |
0.430*** (0.044) |
0.434*** (0.046) |
0.355*** (0.047) |
0.430*** (0.043) |
0.449*** (0.045) |
0.360*** (0.044) |
0.392*** (0.041) |
0.416*** (0.043) |
0.346*** (0.044) |
| High SES | 0.461*** (0.047) |
0.456*** (0.049) |
0.348*** (0.049) |
0.324*** (0.046) |
0.295*** (0.047) |
0.229*** (0.048) |
0.502*** (0.046) |
0.502*** (0.047) |
0.407*** (0.048) |
0.534*** (0.044) |
0.549*** (0.046) |
0.438*** (0.045) |
0.497*** (0.043) |
0.512*** (0.046) |
0.422*** (0.046) |
| Controlling for race | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Controlling for other variables | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Observations | 9,020 | 9,020 | 9,020 | 9,640 | 9,640 | 9,640 | 9,730 | 9,730 | 9,730 | 9,730 | 9,730 | 9,730 | 9,710 | 9,710 | 9,710 |
| Adj.R2 | 0.120 | 0.124 | 0.181 | 0.127 | 0.133 | 0.170 | 0.109 | 0.112 | 0.146 | 0.0879 | 0.0909 | 0.163 | 0.121 | 0.125 | 0.174 |
Note: Robust standard errors are in parentheses. For statistical significance, *** denotes p<0.01, ** denotes p<0.05, and * denotes p<0.1. The number of observations is rounded to the nearest multiple of 10. SES refers to socioeconomic status. See Appendix A, Figure D5 and Table F5.
Source: EPI analysis of ECLS-K, Kindergarten Class of 2010-2011 (National Center for Education Statistics)