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Third National Even Start Evaluation: Follow-Up Findings From the Experimental Design Study
NCEE 2005-3002
December 2004

Table 3.1. Disposition of Sample for the Experimental Design Study

Sample Group of Families Even Start N of Families
(% of Those Randomized)
Control N of Families
(% of Those Randomized)
TOTAL N of Families
(% of Those Randomized)
Total (18 projects)
Randomized 309 (100%) 154 (100%) 463 (100%)
Assessed at pretest 277 (90%) 140 (91%) 417 (90%)
Assessed at posttest 246 (80%) 130 (84%) 376 (81%)
Assessed at follow-up 239 (77%) 115 (75%) 354 (76%)
First Cohort (11 projects)
Randomized 201 (100%) 100 (100%) 301 (100%)
Assessed at pretest 176 (88%) 88 (88%) 264 (88%)
Assessed at posttest 150 (75%) 81 (81%) 231 (77%)
Assessed at follow-up 151 (75%) 73 (73%) 224 (74%)
Second Cohort (7 projects)
Randomized 108 (100%) 54 (100%) 162 (100%)
Assessed at pretest 101 (94%) 52 (96%) 153 (94%)
Assessed at posttest 96 (89%) 49 (91%) 145 (90%)
Assessed at follow-up 88 (81%) 42 (78%) 130 (80%)
Percentages are calculated as number tested divided by number randomly assigned.
Table reads: In the EDS, a total of 463 families were randomly assigned to Even Start or the control group.