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TABLE 2

Early Childhood Outcomes by Different Levels of Poverty at Birth (n = 46 589)

Outcomes	Group 1A: Household and Neighborhood Poverty at Birth (n = 2951)	Group 1B: Household Poverty Only at Birth (n = 2766)	Group 1C: Neighborhood Poverty Only (n = 5902)	Group 2: Not Born Into Poverty (n = 34 970)
Outcomes	n (%)	n (%)	n (%)	n (%)
Not ready for school (EDI) on 1 or more domain	1499 (50.8)^a	1348 (48.7)^a	1754 (29.7)^a	7740 (22.1)
Before age 5
Placed in out-of-home care	713 (24.2)^a	482 (17.4)^a	181 (3.1)^a	269 (0.8)
Diagnosed with externalizing mental condition	233 (7.9)^a	204 (7.4)^a	237 (4.0)^a	1222 (3.5)
Diagnosed with asthma	934 (31.7)^a	799 (28.9)^a	1239 (21.0)^a	6797 (19.4)
Hospitalized for an injury	62 (2.1)^a	44 (1.6)^a	56 (1.0)^a	220 (0.6)

Outcomes	Group 1A: Household and Neighborhood Poverty at Birth (n = 2951)	Group 1B: Household Poverty Only at Birth (n = 2766)	Group 1C: Neighborhood Poverty Only (n = 5902)	Group 2: Not Born Into Poverty (n = 34 970)
Outcomes	n (%)	n (%)	n (%)	n (%)
Not ready for school (EDI) on 1 or more domain	1499 (50.8)^a	1348 (48.7)^a	1754 (29.7)^a	7740 (22.1)
Before age 5
Placed in out-of-home care	713 (24.2)^a	482 (17.4)^a	181 (3.1)^a	269 (0.8)
Diagnosed with externalizing mental condition	233 (7.9)^a	204 (7.4)^a	237 (4.0)^a	1222 (3.5)
Diagnosed with asthma	934 (31.7)^a	799 (28.9)^a	1239 (21.0)^a	6797 (19.4)
Hospitalized for an injury	62 (2.1)^a	44 (1.6)^a	56 (1.0)^a	220 (0.6)

EDI, early development instrument.

a

Significantly (at P < .05) different from Group 2.