Socioeconomic resources changed meaningfully over early childhood, with household income rising from 290% to 351% of the poverty line, concentrated in the prekindergarten year.¶

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q3 i? Average household income rose from 290% of the federal poverty line in infancy to 351% at kindergarten start, with the increase concentrated in the prekindergarten year; assets and maternal education also rose modestly. → Mollborn 2014

Evidence¶

Mollborn 2014¶

Mollborn, S., Lawrence, E., James-Hawkins, L., & Fomby, P. (2014). When Do Socioeconomic Resources Matter Most in Early Childhood? Advances in Life Course Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.alcr.2014.03.001

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Weighted descriptive statistics from ECLS-B (Table 1) documented change in SES resources across waves. Income rose "from 290% of the federal poverty line … in infancy to 351% in the fall of kindergarten," assets rose slightly (0.69 to 0.73), and maternal education rose by more than a third of a year.

"Average household income increased from 290% of the federal poverty line (adjusted for household size) in infancy to 351% in the fall of kindergarten. This increase was concentrated in the prekindergarten year."

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