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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Jul 20.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Educ (Chic Ill). 2009 Nov 1;116(1):69–97. doi: 10.1086/605101

TABLE 1. Selected Means from Sample Attrition.

Sample
1*
Sample
2
Sample
3
Analytic
Sample§
Female .53 .55 .55 .55
Non-Latino white .54 .59 .59 .58
Living with both biological
 parents
.57 .58 .59 .58
Parents’ level of education 6.12 6.21 6.23 6.16
Middle school GPA 2.83 2.95 2.95 2.94
N 12,167 3,147 3,044 2,679
*

Full wave 3 education component with valid transcript sample.

Included filter to sample 1 for only wave 1 middle school students.

Included filter to sample 2 for having a valid sample weight.

§

Included filter to sample 3 for having data on the dependent variable (first-year GPA) and from a school with friendship data.