TABLE 1.
DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS FOR FATHERS WHO HAD A NONMARITAL BIRTH AND ARE NONRESIDENT BY WAVE 4
| Overall | White | Black | Hispanic | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline characteristics | ||||
| Age (in years) | 26.2 | 24.6 | 25.9 | 27.1 |
| Education | ||||
| Less than high school | 45.4 | 41.4 | 43.5 | 49.7 |
| High school or GED | 36.7 | 41.2 | 37.9 | 33.5 |
| Some college | 15.7 | 12.2 | 17.1 | 15.7 |
| College or more | 2.2 | 5.2 | 1.5 | 1.1 |
| Child is male | 53.8 | 56.7 | 55.5 | 51.6 |
| Wave 4 characteristics | ||||
| Earned less than $15,000 | 53.9 | 34.9 | 61.1 | 52.1 |
| Employed | 65.5 | 79.5 | 61.2 | 69.4 |
| Survey waves since stopped coresiding | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 2.9 |
| Survey waves since relationship ended | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Mom has new partner | 51.3 | 52.3 | 51.4 | 49.4 |
| Dad has new partner | 50.4 | 51.6 | 49.6 | 47.5 |
| Mom has new children by different partner | 24.8 | 17.9 | 26.1 | 24.6 |
| Dad has new children by different partner | 37.6 | 44.9 | 36.4 | 34.5 |
| N | 2,019 | 183 | 1,301 | 455 |
NOTE: All figures weighted by national sampling weights. The overall descriptive statistics include the three major racial and ethnic groups and a residual “other race” group. All values are percentages, unless otherwise noted.