Table A5.
Descriptive Statistics for Covariates Used in Hazard Models (Percentages and Means with Standard Deviations)
| Mother | Father | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Never Estranged | Ever Estranged | Never Estranged | Ever Estranged | |
| Woman (Men: Reference) | 49.23 | 45.99*** | 47.82 | 52.4*** |
| Race/Ethnicity | ||||
| White | 41.12 | 47.21 | 44.65 | 35.88 |
| Black | 18.36 | 19.81* | 11.73 | 33.17*** |
| Latine | 11.28 | 13.76 | 10.15 | 14.11*** |
| Other | 1.38 | 1.79 | 1.24 | 1.61*** |
| Multiracial | 27.86 | 17.41*** | 32.23 | 15.23*** |
| SexualityA | ||||
| Straight | 93.83 | 93.06 | 94.73 | 90.46 |
| Gay/lesbian | 2.48 | 2.46 | 2.19 | 3.59*** |
| Bisexual | 3.69 | 4.48* | 3.08 | 5.95*** |
| Birth year | 1987.8 (6.00) | 1983.86*** (5.22) | 1988.72 (5.88) | 1984.90*** (5.54) |
| Educational attainment | ||||
| Less than high school | 35.51 | 34.21 | 34.35 | 38.99 |
| High school | 23.48 | 30.87*** | 20.88 | 28.23*** |
| Some college | 27.06 | 27.55 | 28.37 | 24.47*** |
| College degree or more | 13.95 | 7.37*** | 16.41 | 8.31*** |
| Marital Status | ||||
| Never married | 71.29 | 57.22 | 74.01 | 65.57 |
| Married | 14.58 | 20.16*** | 14.3 | 15.68*** |
| Previously married | 2.61 | 6.29*** | 1.79 | 4.13*** |
| Cohabiting | 11.52 | 16.32*** | 9.91 | 14.63*** |
| Has child/children | 25.44 | 44.14*** | 36.74 | 19.26*** |
| Employment status | ||||
| Not employed | 40.52 | 41.65 | 39.67 | 43.53 |
| Part-time employed | 16.55 | 11.08*** | 18.5 | 12.11*** |
| Full-time employed | 42.93 | 47.28 | 41.83 | 44.36 |
| Parent Characteristics | ||||
| Educational attainment | ||||
| Less than high school | 10.44 | 18.42 | 10.59 | 23.36 |
| High school | 41.68 | 47.44*** | 3.89 | 51.62*** |
| Some college | 24.62 | 27.32*** | 20.03 | 14.38*** |
| College degree or more | 23.26 | 6.82*** | 30.48 | 10.64*** |
| Maternal/Paternal age at child age 18 | 45.32 (5.63) | 41.29*** (4.62) | 48.29 (5.88) | 44.36*** (5.83) |
| Parents’ marital history | ||||
| Parents married when respondent born and still married | 79.05 | 52.38 | 87.28 | 49.01 |
| Parents married when respondent born but later divorced | 14.19 | 37.24*** | 9.62 | 33.41*** |
| Parents never married | 6.76 | 10.38*** | 3.1 | 17.58*** |
| Employment status | ||||
| Not employed | 27.63 | 39.57 | 2.49 | 14.61 |
| Part-time employed | 11.64 | 9.04*** | 6.53 | 9.09*** |
| Full-time employed | 60.73 | 51.39*** | 90.98 | 76.3*** |
| Lives with father/mother of respondent | 55.17 | 24.87*** | 70.67 | 15.06*** |
| N | 7,392 | 527 | 4,900 | 1,510 |
Note:
*
p < 0.05
**
p < 0.01
***
p < 0.001.
Estimates are weighted.
A
Sample size for sexuality is n=4,483 for maternal estrangement and n=3,737 for paternal estrangement.
Source: NLSY79 and Child and Young Adult Supplement.