Oakland ECE Household Interview Results Marc W. Hernandez, Ph.D. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Oakland ECE Household Interview Results Marc W. Hernandez, Ph.D. & Susan True May 19, 2016

Agenda  Household Interview Purpose  Methods & Demographics  Who did we talk with?  Results  What are respondents’ life experiences?  What are their daily lives like?  How are children developing?  What resources/services do families use?  Discussion  What should we do more and/or differently?  What supports would design based on the responses? 2

Oakland Household Interview (HHI): Purpose Learn what diverse parents of birth to 6 year old children Do, Want, Believe and Value  HOUSEHOLD DEMOGRAPHICS: finances, language, race, etc.  HOUSEHOLD HISTORY: residence in Oakland, mobility  HOUSEHOLD CONTEXT: activities, schedule, technology  NEIGHBORHOOD CONTEXT: safety, trust, resources  HEALTH CARE: parents and children  CHILD CARE: search, arrangements, pay, subsidies  SERVICES: past, present, future  CHILDREN: academic and social-emotional development  PARENTS : loneliness, stress, social status, self-efficacy, ACES, child development, math anxiety  BIOMEASURES: parent heart rate and respiration 3

Oakland Household Interview (HHI): Purpose Learn what diverse parents birth to 6 year old children Do, Want, Believe and Value  Conduct 1.5-2 hour interviews with 420 parents of birth to 6 year old children (30 from each neighborhood)  0 to 36 months old  3 to 6 years old (NOT in Kindergarten)  Interviews were conducted in multiple language 4

Oakland HHI Methods: Sample  Selected 14 Oakland neighborhoods defined by OUSD elementary school boundaries  3* neighborhoods added to supplement low eligibility rates  5 regions, 17 total school attendance areas West Oakland Downtown/ Fruitvale/ East Oakland North Oakland Chinatown San Antonio Lafayette* Bella Vista* Allendale Bridges Academy Sankofa at Melrose MLK, Jr. Cleveland* Garfield Brookfield PLACE at Franklin ICS-TCN East Oakland Prescott Pride La Escuelita Esperanza New Highland Sobrante Park 5

Oakland HHI: Methods OUSD environmental stress z-scores mapped within OUSD elementary school boundaries. Colors represent environmental stress (e.g., unemployment, violence, vacancy, etc.) within .5 miles of OUSD elementary schools. Bold circles represent schools within whose boundaries NORC will conduct household interviews. Data courtesy of OUSD. 6

Oakland HHI Methods: Sample Screening  Assumptions  10% interview eligibility rate  75% interview completion rate  Sampling  7,905 households (random, address-based)  Identify 560 eligible families (40 from each neighborhood) 7

Screening Results Oakland Families Were Eager to Share! Refused Screening 13 Eligible 0.2% 574 10.2% Ineligible 5031 89.6%  99.8% of households opened their doors to NORC field interviewers 8

Eligible Households Oakland Families Were Eager to Share! Declined Interview 19 3.3% Agreed to Interview 555 96.7%  96.7% of eligible families agreed to participate in an interview at screening 9

Oakland HHI Methods: Interview  Completed 1.5-2 hour interviews with 420 parents of birth to 6 year old children (30 from each neighborhood)  Conducted interviews one-to-one at respondent’s preferred location (home, library, public place)  Provided $50-100 cash, books, crayons, and library BINGO card as incentives for participation 10

Interview Completion Rates Oakland Families Were Eager to Share! Declined Interview 44 9% Completed Interview 420 91%  91% of screened, initially agreeable families that we could reach completed the interview 11

Interview Completion Rates Language of Interview English Spanish 162 258 39% 61%  61% of respondents completed the interview in English 12

Interview Completion Rates Language of Interview  An additional 14 households completed the interview in a language other than English or Spanish  6 Vietnamese  6 Cantonese  2 Arabic  4% of all screened, eligible cases spoke a language other than English or Spanish 13

Interview Completion Rates Child Age Distribution Both 65 15% 0 to 36 Months 184 44% 3 to 6 Years 171 41%  15% of households had both a 0-36 month-old child and a 3 to 6 year-old child 14

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Household Size 26% of Households have 4 people; 24% have 5; 22% have 3 30.00% 25.00% 20.00% 2 3 4 15.00% 5 6 7 to 12 10.00% 5.00% 0.00% Total 16

Total Number of Children Under Age 6 in Household 77% of Households had only 1 child under age 6; Mean age = 36 months; Mode = 43 months 3 Children 2% 2 Children 21% 1 Child 77% 17

Children Selected for Interview  96% were born in the United States  96% were the biological or adopted child of respondent  Respondents are almost always the child’s parent  11% moved in the past year  80% lived in a two-parent household  Except West Oakland at 60%  75% have relatives within 45 minutes of their home 18

Child Race/Ethnicity West Oakland: Black 54%, Downtown/Chinatown: Hispanic 41%, Fruitvale/San Antonio: Hispanic 70%, East Oakland: Hispanic 75%, North Oakland: White 68% 80 70 60 White 50 Hispanic Black 40 Asian Other American Indian 30 Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 20 10 0 West Oakland Downtown/Chinatown Fruitvale/San Antonio East Oakland North Oakland 19

Language Spoken Most to the Child 48% English, 39% Spanish, 7% Other, Arabic 3%, Chinese 2%, Vietnamese 2% 90.00% 80.00% 70.00% 60.00% English Spanish 50.00% Other Chinese 40.00% Arabic Vietnamese 30.00% French 20.00% 10.00% 0.00% West Oakland Downtown/Chinatown Fruitvale/San Antonio East Oakland North Oakland 20

Respondents & Household Members  35 was the average age of all household adults  10 was the average age of all 6-17 year old household children  71% of households spoke English; 54% spoke Spanish  94% of respondents thought is was important or very important to maintain their home language  61% of respondents consented to collect bioharness data  93% of respondents consented to follow-up 21

Relationships Among Household Members 76% of households are comprised of the respondent (parent), child, and spouse 35.00% 30.00% Respondent 25.00% Child Spouse 20.00% Sibling or sibling-in-law Parent or parent-in-law 15.00% Partner (i.e. not legally married) Other relative Other non-relative 10.00% REFUSED 5.00% 0.00% Total 22

Caregivers’ Educational Attainment  65% of household caregivers’ highest level of education was a high school diploma/GED or less (19% for North Oakland)  “8 th Grade or Less” was the most common education level among all caregivers over 18 years of age  17% of household caregivers’ highest level of education was Bachelors degree or higher (69% for North Oakland) 23

Annual Total Household Income Mean Annual Income except North Oakland $45,252 140000 120000 $116,179 100000 West Oakland 80000 Downtown/Chinatown Fruitvale/San Antonio East Oakland 60000 $55,485 North Oakland $44,631 $44,045 $36,848 40000 20000 0 Total  61% are single earner households, North Oakland is the exception 24

Household Receipt of Public Assistance or Welfare 31% of households received public assistance or welfare 100.00% 90.00% 80.00% 70.00% 60.00% NO 50.00% YES 40.00% 30.00% 20.00% 10.00% 0.00% West Oakland Downtown/Chinatown Fruitvale/San Antonio East Oakland North Oakland  10% of North Oakland households received public assistance or welfare 25

Household Work/Education/Training Household primary caregivers 18+ years of age  58% worked for pay in the last month (West Oakland 50%, North Oakland 70%)  54% of respondents worked for pay in the last month  81% of household spouses or partners worked for pay in the last month  12% attended classes at a high school, college or university in the last week  5% attended a course or training program designed to help people find a job, improve their job skills, or learn a new job in the last week 26

Housing and Transportation  81% of households rent their residences  50% rent in North Oakland  70% of respondents use their own car as their primary form of transportation  17% use Public Transit as primary form of transportation 27

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Length of Time Respondent Lived in Neighborhood 69% lived in the neighborhood less than 5 years 40.00% 35.00% 30.00% 25.00% Less than one year 1 to 2 years 20.00% 3 to 5 years 6 to 10 years More than 10 years 15.00% 10.00% 5.00% 0.00% Total 29

Length of Time Extended Family Lived in Oakland 67% of respondents’ extended families lived in Oakland more than 10 years 80.00% 70.00% 60.00% Less than one year 50.00% 1 to 2 years 3 to 5 years 40.00% 6 to 10 years More than 10 years DON'T KNOW 30.00% REFUSED 20.00% 10.00% 0.00% Total 30

Frequency of Respondent’s Contact with their Extended Family Living in Oakland 74% were in contact with extended family members multiple times a week 40.00% 35.00% 30.00% 25.00% Daily A few times a week Once a month 20.00% A few times a month A few times a year 15.00% Not all all 10.00% 5.00% 0.00% Total 31