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Marital Status
There were statistically significant differences in marital status between the AP and CEL families, χ2 (4) = 40.78, p < .001. A greater percentage of parents on the CEL are married (32.0%) as compared with parents in the AP program (10.1%), while a greater percentage of parents in the AP program are single, separated, or divorced (86.4%) compared to parents on the CEL (65.5%). This difference in marital status may help explain the differences found in income (reported next).
14.2% 3.0% 21.3%
Family Income
50.9%
14.1% 41.8%
AP Families 10.1%
CEL Families 9.6% 0.9%
32.0%
Married Single Separated Divorced Widowed
Families in the AP program have statistically lower incomes than families on the CEL, χ2 (6) = 30.65, p < .001. More families in the AP program have family incomes less than
$12,000/year (47.3%) as compared with families on the CEL (29.6%). However, given that 96.5% of the AP families and 88.1% of the CEL families make less than $35,000/year, none of these families can be described as affluent.
AP Families
1.2%
17.2% 1.8% 47.3%
32.0%
CEL Families 2.4%
6.7%
29.6%
30.1%
Married Single Separated Divorced Widowed
28.4%
< $12,000 $12-$19,999 $20-$34,999 $35-$49,999 $50,000 +
< $12,000 $12-$19,999 $20-$34,999 $35-$49,999 $50,000 +
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