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Table 6 Socio-demographic predictors of intention to use ‘20 Hours ECE’

From: Policy translation for early childhood education and care: the Growing Up in New Zealand approach

 

Not intending to use ‘20 Hours ECE’ n (row %)

Intending to use ‘20 Hours ECE’ OR (95 % CI)

Ethnicity

European

3171/3474 (91)

1.00

Māori

719/825 (87)

0.81 (0.60, 1.10)

Pacific

631/823 (77)

0.47 (0.35, 0.63)****

Asian

731/860 (85)

0.70 (0.53, 0.92)*

Other

191/219 (87)

0.86 (0.53, 1.48)

Area deprivation

Low deprivation

1455/1608 (90)

1.00

Medium

2101/2336 (90)

1.12 (0.87, 1.44)

High deprivation

1899/2273 (84)

0.84 (0.64, 1.10)

Household income

Low

881/1071 (82)

0.51 (0.39, 0.68)****

Medium

1713/1919 (89)

0.79 (0.62, 1.00)

High

1691/1836 (92)

1.00

Maternal education

No formal qualifications

330/393 (84)

1.07 (0.68, 1.71)

Secondary school or trade

2862/3322 (86)

0.94 (0.76, 1.16)

University

2251/2486 (91)

1.00

Maternal age

<20 years

216/266 (81)

1.06 (0.63, 1.88)

20–29 years

2035/2359 (86)

1.00

30–39 years

2975/3322 (90)

0.98 (0.79, 1.21)

>40 years

231/272 (85)

0.60 (0.40, 0.93)*

Parity

First-child

3157/3582 (88)

0.78 (0.64, 0.96)*

Subsequent Child

2295/2630 (87)

1.00

Household structure

One parent living alone

182/208 (88)

1.51 (0.81, 3.08)

Two parents

3738/4171 (90)

1.00

Parent(s) + extended family

1246/1498 (83)

0.87 (0.69, 1.11)

Parent(s) + other adults

286/335 (85)

0.89 (0.61, 1.34)

Child care type

Centre

1840/1950 (94)

1.00

Family

390/464 (84)

0.32 (0.23, 0.43)****

Nanny

151/163 (93)

0.75 (0.42, 1.47)

Home-based

280/291 (96)

1.52 (0.85, 3.03)

  1. *p < .05, **p < .01, ***p < .001, ****p < .0001