Table 2.
Descriptive Statistics for Demographic Variables (N = 2216)
| Variable (n) | n | % |
|---|---|---|
| Age at Wave II (2216) | ||
| Mean (Standard Deviation) | 15.80 | (1.46) |
| Ethnicity (2208) | ||
| Hispanic | 263 | 11.91 |
| non-Hispanic | 1945 | 88.09 |
| Race (2210) | ||
| White | 1531 | 69.28 |
| Black or African American | 425 | 19.23 |
| American Indian or Native American | 44 | 1.99 |
| Asian or Pacific Islander | 73 | 3.30 |
| Maternal Educational Attainment (1977) | ||
| 8th grade or less | 90 | 4.55 |
| > 8th grade, not high school graduate | 193 | 9.76 |
| Business/trade, not high school graduate | 11 | 0.56 |
| High school graduate | 560 | 28.33 |
| Completed a General Equivalency Diploma | 94 | 4.75 |
| Business/trade after HS | 187 | 9.46 |
| Non-college graduate | 359 | 18.16 |
| College graduate | 282 | 14.26 |
| Post-graduate | 201 | 10.17 |
| Total Household Income (1742)a | ||
| Mean (Standard Deviation) | 48.90 | (56.5) |
| Median | 40.00 | |
| Range | 0-900 |
Note. a in thousands of dollars