Table 2 Random effects model estimates for LENA measures across maternal education groups
From: The education word gap emerges by 18 months: findings from an Australian prospective study
Coef. | p | 95% CI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Adult Word Counts | ||||
Number of adult words at 6 months among low educated = 16,872.86 | ||||
Low Educated at 12 months | -2336.90 | 0.016 | -4243.32, | − 430.48 |
Low Educated at 18 months | −4219.54 | 0.000 | −6054.13, | −2384.95 |
High Educated at 6 months | −16.64 | 0.987 | −2019.84, | 1986.55 |
High Educated at 12 months | − 1768.77 | 0.080 | − 3746.90, | 209.36 |
High Educated at 18 months | −369.13 | 0.714 | −2344.57, | 1606.30 |
Child Vocalisations Counts | ||||
Number of child vocalizations at 6 months among low educated = 1440.28 | ||||
Low Educated at 12 months | −42.15 | 0.553 | − 181.41, | 97.11 |
Low Educated at 18 months | 320.74 | 0.001 | 126.61, | 514.88 |
High Educated at 6 months | − 165.36 | 0.036 | −319.98, | −10.74 |
High Educated at 12 months | −19.97 | 0.801 | − 175.49, | 135.54 |
High Educated at 18 months | 739.04 | 0.000 | 560.55, | 917.53 |
Conversational Turn Counts | ||||
Number of conversational turns at 6 months among low educated = 347.90 | ||||
Low Educated at 12 months | −1.79 | 0.935 | −44.76, | 41.16 |
Low Educated at 18 months | 54.22 | 0.075 | −5.54, | 113.98 |
High Educated at 6 months | −22.92 | 0.248 | −61.82, | 15.98 |
High Educated at 12 months | 31.99 | 0.139 | −10.42, | 74.41 |
High Educated at 18 months | 265.62 | 0.000 | 211.52, | 319.73 |