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Table 2 Program impacts at the 3-year follow-up

From: Connecting high school dropouts to employment and education: an impact study of the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program

Outcome

Program group (regression-adjusted means)

Control group (regression-adjusted means)

Impact (program treatment)

Educational outcomes (%)

   

 Earned HS diploma or GED

71.8

55.5

16.2**

 HS diploma

30.3

26.6

3.7

 GED

56.9

34.5

22.4**

 Earned any college credit

34.9

18.8

16.1**

Training outcomes (%)

   

 Received vocational training (since random assignment)

40.1

33.1

7.0*

 Earned trade license/training certificate (since random assignment)

29.7

27.9

1.9

Employment outcomes

   

 Earnings (in past year, $)

13,515

11,248

2266**

 Months employed (in past year)

8.1

7.2

0.9**

 Ever enlisted in the military (%)

18.3

17.2

1.1

Status at 3-year follow-up (%)

   

 Employed

57.8

50.7

7.1*

 Hourly wage of $10 or more

23.1

18

5.1*

 Employed full-time

50.1

47.2

2.9

 Involved in a productive activity

63.6

59

4.6

 Has GED/diploma and involved in productive activity

49.1

37.8

11.4**

 Living in one’s own home

25.0

20.0

5.1*

 Married or living with a partner

24.2

20.4

3.7

Sample size (total = 1173)

722

451

 
  1. *p < .05; **p < .01