Table 1.
Weighted Descriptive Statistics (N=4,667).
| Variables | M | SD | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Union Formation by Age 20 | |||
| Married | 5.4% | 0.23 | 0 – 1 |
| Cohabited | 16.9% | 0.37 | 0 – 1 |
| No union formation | 77.7% | 0.4 | 0 – 1 |
| Family Structure History Measures | |||
| Number of transitions experienced-continuous | 0.7 | 1.2 | 0 – 6 |
| Number of transitions experienced-categorical | |||
| 0 transitions: always lived with 2 married or cohabiting | 64.6% | 0.5 | 0 – 1 |
| 0 transitions: always lived with single mother | 3.2% | 0.2 | 0 – 1 |
| 1 transition | 12.6% | 0.3 | 0 – 1 |
| 2+ transitions | 19.9% | 0.4 | 0 – 1 |
| Type of transitions experienced | |||
| Ever experienced maternal marriage | 17.1% | 0.4 | 0 – 1 |
| Ever experienced maternal divorce | 24.0% | 0.4 | 0 – 1 |
| Ever experienced maternal cohabitation formation | 9.2% | 0.3 | 0 – 1 |
| Ever experienced maternal cohabitation dissolution | 7.0% | 0.3 | 0 – 1 |
| Type of family structure status experienced | |||
| Ever lived in a single mother family | 35.5% | 0.5 | 0 – 1 |
| Ever lived in a cohabiting family | 10.6% | 0.3 | 0 – 1 |
| Ever lived in a stepfamily | 16.4% | 0.4 | 0 – 1 |
| Age at last family structure transition | |||
| No transition | 68.5% | 0.5 | 0 – 1 |
| 0 – 5 years (ref) | 6.6% | 0.3 | 0 – 1 |
| 6 – 12 years | 10.8% | 0.3 | 0 – 1 |
| 13+ years | 14.0% | 0.3 | 0 – 1 |
| Number of years lived outside married 2-bio parent family | 4.7 | 7.0 | 0 – 19 |
| Cumulative time spent in various family types | |||
| Number of years ever in a married, 2-bio parent family | 12.1 | 6.9 | 0 – 20 |
| Number of years ever in a single-mother family | 2.8 | 5.1 | 0 – 20 |
| Number of years ever in a cohabiting family | 0.6 | 2.4 | 0 – 19 |
| Number of years ever in a stepfamily | 1.4 | 3.8 | 0 – 19 |
| Control Variables | |||
| Male | 49.1% | 0.5 | 0 – 1 |
| Age at Wave 2 | 16.7 | 1.0 | 14 – 20 |
| Race/Ethnicity: | |||
| Non-Hispanic White (ref) | 69.2% | 0.5 | 0 – 1 |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 13.2% | 0.3 | 0 – 1 |
| Hispanic | 11.9% | 0.3 | 0 – 1 |
| Non-Hispanic other | 5.7% | 0.2 | 0 – 1 |
| Family income | $50,147 | $49,803 | $0–999,000 |
| Mother received welfare at Wave 2 | 11.9% | 0.3 | 0 – 1 |
| Parents' education | |||
| Less than high school | 9.8% | 0.3 | 0 – 1 |
| High school or equivalent (ref) | 28.6% | 0.5 | 0 – 1 |
| Some college | 22.4% | 0.4 | 0 – 1 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 39.2% | 0.5 | 0 – 1 |
| Age at first sex | |||
| Never had sex | 53.2% | 0.5 | 0 – 1 |
| < = 14 | 10.1% | 0.3 | 0 – 1 |
| 15 – 16 | 21.1% | 0.4 | 0 – 1 |
| > = 17 | 15.6% | 0.4 | 0 – 1 |
| Verbal ability | 103.3 | 14.2 | 14 – 137 |
| Parent-Child closeness | 3.1 | 0.7 | 0 – 4 |
| Religiosity | 6.3 | 4.0 | 0 – 12 |
| Substance use | 1.7 | 1.4 | 0 – 5 |