Table 3. Means, Standard Deviations, and Proportions by Veteran Status.
| Variable | Total Sample | Nonveteran | Veteran | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | |
| Family background variables | ||||||
| Average family income | 6,491.76 | 6,202.70 | 6,565.16 | 6,231.09 | 6,395.55 | 6,166.39 |
| Logged | 8.65 | 0.56 | 8.65 | 0.57 | 8.65 | 0.55 |
| Father's Socioeconomic Index | 35.04 | 23.45 | 35.33 | 23.80 | 34.66 | 22.99 |
| Father's education | 9.89 | 3.49 | 9.88 | 3.50 | 9.92 | 3.48 |
| Mother's education | 10.68 | 2.83 | 10.60 | 2.86 | 10.79 | 2.79 |
| Number of siblings* | 3.07 | 2.38 | 2.98 | 2.29 | 3.20 | 2.49 |
| Farm origin* | 0.19 | 0.21 | 0.17 | |||
| Academic achievement variables | ||||||
| IQ score* | 102.21 | 15.18 | 102.93 | 15.46 | 101.27 | 14.75 |
| High school rank* | 98.38 | 14.49 | 100.28 | 14.75 | 95.90 | 13.77 |
| College graduate* | 0.34 | 0.40 | 0.28 | |||
| Aspirations | ||||||
| Serve in military* | 0.28 | 0.19 | 0.40 | |||
| Continue schooling* | 0.45 | 0.53 | 0.35 | |||
| Work as professional* | 0.40 | 0.46 | 0.32 | |||
| Work as manager | 0.21 | 0.20 | 0.22 | |||
| Served in the military | ||||||
| Enlisted | 0.38 | — | — | 0.88 | ||
| Officer | 0.05 | — | — | 0.12 | ||
| Socioeconomic outcomes in 1974 | ||||||
| Occupational education* | 40.60 | 30.85 | 43.67 | 32.25 | 36.58 | 28.42 |
| Occupational income | 40.88 | 22.83 | 40.78 | 23.08 | 41.01 | 22.51 |
| Income* | 16,270.34 | 11,475.79 | 16,636.75 | 11,977.50 | 15,790.09 | 10,768.68 |
| Logged | 9.55 | 0.72 | 9.55 | 0.75 | 9.54 | 0.68 |
| Socioeconomic outcomes in 1992 | ||||||
| Occupational education* | 40.86 | 29.88 | 43.46 | 30.71 | 37.46 | 28.41 |
| Occupational income | 41.73 | 23.44 | 42.02 | 23.53 | 41.35 | 23.31 |
| Income* | 71,781.76 | 253,652.40 | 79,745.07 | 330,811.30 | 61,344.30 | 71,265.92 |
| Logged | 10.63 | 1.11 | 10.62 | 1.14 | 10.63 | 1.07 |
| n | 2,960 | 1,679 | 1,281 | |||
*
p < .05.