Table 6

Estimated impacts of IHDP treatment effects on high/low income IQ and achievement gaps.

Age and outcomesHigh-low income gapIHDP treatment effect for nonlow-income subsampleIHDP treatment* Low-income interactionPercent Gap closed from universal programPercent Gap closed from targeted program
IHDP mean differenceb1b2b3CbCb
IQ at 9 or 12 months0.24*
(0.14)
0.01
(0.18)
0.11
(0.18)
0.04
(0.25)
159
(100545)
999
(182168)
IQ at age 21.35***
(0.18)
1.09**
(0.28)
0.46*
(0.23)
0.82**
(0.30)
74.8**
(22.2)
117.2***
(20.8)
IQ at age 31.76***
(0.17)
1.42***
(0.24)
0.34
(0.21)
1.28***
(0.31)
89.4***
(15.2)
113.4***
(8.4)
IQ at age 51.08***
(0.14)
0.76**
(0.21)
−0.22
(0.22)
0.77**
(0.22)
101.2*
(43.7)
71.8***
(15.8)
IQ at age 81.03***
(0.15)
0.77***
(0.17)
−0.08
(0.29)
0.52
(0.34)
67.1
(40.9)
56.7**
(15.9)
Reading at age 8 or Grade 31.08***
(0.18)
0.82***
(0.13)
−0.44
(0.27)
0.74**
(0.23)
89.7*
(37.4)
36.6
(28.6)
Math at age 8 or Grade 30.96***
(0.19)
0.76**
(0.24)
−0.20
(0.19)
0.64**
(0.22)
83.6**
(30.6)
56.8**
(18.6)
  • Notes: “Low income” is defined as having family income < 180 percent of the U.S. poverty line. Estimates in the table come from applying ECLS-B-based weights to IHDP data.