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. 2024 Aug 6;132(8):087001. doi: 10.1289/EHP13427

Table 2.

Descriptive statistics for categorical variables of the ABCD cohort at baseline.

Variable Full ABCD sample (n=10,783) Female-only ABCD sample (n=5,122) Male-only ABCD sample (n=5,661)
n (%) n (%) n (%)
Sex
 Female 5,122 (48%) 5,122 (100%) 0 (0%)
 Male 5,661 (52%) 0 (0%) 5,661 (100%)
Race/ethnicity
 Hispanic 2,171 (20%) 1,039 (20%) 1,132 (20%)
 Black 1,536 (14%) 765 (15%) 771 (14%)
 White 5,712 (53%) 2,654 (52%) 3,058 (54%)
 Asian 236 (2%) 124 (2%) 112 (2%)
 Multiracial 1,126 (10%) 539 (11%) 587 (10%)
 Missing 2 (<1%) 1 (<1%) 1 (<1%)
Parent marital status
 Not married 3,348 (31%) 1,635 (32%) 1,713 (30%)
 Married 7,353 (68%) 3,453 (67%) 3,900 (69%)
 Missing 82 (1%) 34 (1%) 48 (1%)
Parent max. education
 Did not complete high school/GED 509 (5%) 264 (5%) 245 (4%)
 Completed high school/GED 986 (9%) 464 (9%) 522 (9%)
 Some college 1,350 (12%) 622 (12%) 728 (13%)
 Completed Associate’s degree 1,417 (13%) 667 (13%) 750 (13%)
 Completed Bachelor’s degree 2,771 (26%) 1,302 (25%) 1,469 (26%)
 Completed graduate degree 3,727 (35%) 1,795 (35%) 1,932 (34%)
 Missing 23 (<1%) 8 (<1%) 15 (<1%)
Parental income (USD)
<$25,000 1,435 (13%) 668 (13%) 767 (14%)
$25,000$49,999 1,413 (13%) 704 (14%) 709 (13%)
$50,000$74,999 1,371 (13%) 642 (13%) 729 (13%)
$75,000$99,999 1,443 (13%) 696 (14%) 747 (13%)
$100,000$199,999 3,077 (29%) 1,443 (28%) 1,634 (29%)
$200,000 or greater 1,144 (11%) 549 (11%) 595 (11%)
 Missing 900 (8%) 420 (8%) 480 (8%)

Note: ABCD, Adolescent Brain and Cognitive Development Study; CBCL, Child Behavior Checklist; GED, general education diploma; Max, maximum value; Mdn, median value; Min, minimum value; n (%), number of participants and percentage of sample with nonmissing data; PM, particulate matter; PM2.5, fine particulate matter with aerodynamic diameter 2.5μm; PM2.5 avg., annual average of PM2.5 air pollution at participants’ home address in 2016 (μg/m3); PM2.5 Days US EPA, number of days in 2016 with PM2.5 levels at participants’ home address above US Environmental Protection Agency standards for ambient PM2.5 (>35μg/m3); PM2.5 max, maximum daily level of PM2.5 at participants’ home address during 2016 (μg/m3); SD, standard deviation; USD, United States dollars.