Table 1.
Descriptive Statistics
| Variable | Description | Coding | Mean | Std. Dev. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascribed Characteristics | ||||
| Male | Self-reported sex | 0=Female 1=Male | 43% | .49 |
| White | Self-reported race | 0=Other 1=White | 75% | .43 |
| Behavioral Adult Transitions (2002) | ||||
| Children | Presence of children | 0=No 1=Yes | 55% | .50 |
| Marriage | Marital status | 0=No 1=Yes | 45% | .50 |
| Educ. Attainment | Post-secondary degree (AA or higher) | 0=No 1=Yes | 39% | .48 |
| Self-sufficiency | Respondent and/or partner responsible for all of their living costs | 0=No 1=Yes | 72% | .45 |
| Voting | Participation in 2000 election | 0=No 1=Yes | 67% | .47 |
| Abstain | No crime (drunk driving, shoplifting, or simple assault) before 1998 or during 1999–2000. | 0=No 1=Yes | 20% | .40 |
| Desist | Crime prior to 1998 but not during 1999–2000. | 0=No 1=Yes | 43% | .49 |
| Persist | Crime both prior to 1998 and 1999–2000. | 0=No 1=Yes | 36% | .48 |
| Deviance (1999– 2002) | ||||
| Arrest | Arrested in 2000, 2001, or 2002 | 0=No 1=Yes | 6% | .22 |
| Reference group Desistance | Compared to others your age, do you do less, more, or about the same amount of partying, breaking work rules, or breaking other rules (such as drunk driving)? | 0=Same or more 1=Less | 60% | .49 |
| Subjective desistance | Compared to five years ago, do you do more, less, or about the same amount of partying, breaking work rules, or breaking other rules? | 0=Same or more 1=Less | 75% | .43 |
| Subjective Adulthood (1999,2002) | ||||
| Sub. Adult. 2002 | Do you feel like an adult most of the time? | 0=No 1=Yes | 71% | .45 |
| Sub. Adult. 1999 | Do you feel like an adult most of the time? | 0=No 1=Yes | 58% | .45 |
| Missing dummy | Missing 1999 subjective adulthood. | 0=No 1=Yes | 15% | .35 |
| Subjective Adult Transitions (2002) | ||||
| Do you feel early, on time, or late for each of the following events?” | 0=Off-time: very early or very late 1=Right on time or slightly early or late | |||
| Parent | Becoming a parent? | 0=Off; 1=On time | 64% | .48 |
| Married | Get married? | 0=Off; 1=On time | 68% | .47 |
| Financial indep. | Become financially independent? | 0=Off; 1=On time | 68% | .46 |
| Education | Complete school? | 0=Off; 1=On time | 69% | .46 |
| Full-time job | Get a full-time job? | 0=Off; 1=On time | 75% | .43 |
| Start a career | Start a career? | 0=Off; 1=On time | 74% | .44 |
| Subjective Adulthood by Domain (2002) | ||||
| “People feel more or less like an adult in different situations.… Please indicate if you feel like an adult in following situations?” | 0=Not at all or somewhat like an adult. 1=Entirely like an adult. | |||
| Voting | When I vote? | 0=No 1=Yes | 91% | .27 |
| Volunteering | When doing volunteer work? | 0=No 1=Yes | 75% | .43 |
| With children | When I am with my child/children? | 0=No 1=Yes | 69% | .46 |
| Limiting drinking | When I limit my drinking because I am driving or a “designated driver”? | 0=No 1=Yes | 86% | .34 |
| Working | When I am at work? | 0=No 1=Yes | 80% | .41 |
| Something wrong | When I do something I know is wrong? | 0=No 1=Yes | 36% | .48 |
| Violating law | When I do something against the law? | 0=No 1=Yes | 23% | .42 |