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ERIC Number: EJ576097
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-3920
The Contribution of Neighborhood and Family Income to Developmental Test Scores over the First Three Years of Life.
Klebanov, Pamela Kato; Brooks-Gunn, Jeanne; McCarton, Cecelia; McCormick, Marie C.
Child Development, v69 n5 p1420-36 Oct 1998
Used a subsample from the Infant Health and Development Program to examine effects of neighborhood and family income and family risk factors on developmental test scores at ages 1 through 3. Family poverty was associated with lower scores at ages 2 and 3. Neighborhood affluence was associated with higher scores at age 3. Home environment was a mediating factor. (EV)
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Child Development, Family Environment, Family Income, Income, Neighborhoods, Predictor Variables, Scores, Young Children
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Developmental Testing; Mediating Factors