TABLE 1.

Descriptive Information and Group Differences

	First-Generation Students (n = 921)		Non-First-Generation Students (n = 2,369)		Group Differences (n = 1,928– 3,289)
Variables	M	SD	M	SD	Odds Ratio
Entry Characteristics
ACT Composite Score	25.11	3.40	26.00	3.40	0.93**
high School Rank	78.99	17.07	76.66	19.01	1.01**
Party Aspiration	2.53	0.70	2.66	0.70	0.78**
Edification	3.32	0.53	3.31	0.53	1.00
Career Aspiration	3.68	0.47	3.64	0.53	1.19*
Date/Mate Aspiration	1.57	0.73	1.77	0.80	0.72**
Lack of Funds From (%)
Scholarships	27.02		34.12		0.81*
Grants	59.12		80.38		0.52**
Loans	38.33		61.27		0.51**
Parents’ Contribution	28.71		18.66		1.54**
Off-Campus Job	83.88		87.13		0.87
On-Campus Job	80.06		88.93		0.80
Savings	77.09		70.99		1.36**
Military	98.59		99.27		0.54
College Experience
Job Status (%)
Work at All	32.96–80.93		22.32–70.77		1.71**–1.93**
Part-Time Work	29.84–71.67		20.69–65.74		1.66**–1.89**
Full-Time Work	1.45–13.23		0.71–9.29		2.20**–2.78**
College GPA	2.89–3.49	0.73–4.55	3.01–3.43	0.66–3.14	0.77**–1.00
Heavy drinking	1.30–1.46	1.23–1.32	1.41–1.59	1.26–1.31	0.90*–0.97
Drug Use	0.22–0.25	0.51–0.61	0.23–0.27	0.46–0.59	0.92–1.05
Academic Challenges	1.67–2.28	1.02–1.26	1.69–2.24	0.98–1.06	0.95–1.06
Friendship Challenges	0.79–1.05	0.98–1.12	0.91–1.07	0.96–0.59	0.87**–1.09
BSI 18 Global Severity Index	0.40–0.54	0.51–0.60	0.44–0.52	0.53–0.58	0.85–1.12

Note. Sex and race controlled in sex difference analyses. Means based on sex and race are available from first author.

^*p < .05.

^**p < .01.