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International Journal of Child Care and Education Policy

Table 2 Predictors of ECEC use: odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals

From: Do increased availability and reduced cost of early childhood care and education narrow social inequality gaps in utilization? Evidence from Norway

Predictor

2002 to 2006 cohorts

Average

Associations

OR

95% CI

Cohort year

1.27***

1.23 to 1.31

Child characteristics

  

 Male

1.03

.95 to 1.11

 Temperament

1.01

.94 to 1.10

 Birth weight

1.00

1.00 to 1.00

 Preterm

.80

.46 to 1.39

 Apgar 1 min

1.01

.94 to 1.09

 Apgar 5 min

1.01

.92 to 1.10

Family characteristics

  

 Number of children

.92**

.86 to .97

 Mother employed

1.75***

1.40 to 2.18

 Mother student

1.72*

1.07 to 2.75

 Father employed

1.15

.60 to 2.21

 Father student

1.18

.69 to 2.01

 Dual language

.97

.77 to 1.23

Maternal well-being

  

 Depressive symptoms

.98

.76 to 1.28

 Negative life events

1.01

.96 to 1.07

 Relationship satisfaction

1.00

.92 to 1.09

  1. In all of the models displayed, parent education and family income-to-needs ratio were included as covariates. Results for these two predictors are displayed in Tables 3, 4, and 5.
  2. *p < .05; **p < .01; ***p < .001.
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