Table I.
Achievement of Emerging Adult Milestones by Age 18/19 (Time 6)
| All participantsa |
Only participants who completed high schoolb |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milestone | SB n (%) or M (SD) | Comparison n (%) or M (SD) | Group difference | SB n (%) or M (SD) | Comparison n (%) or M (SD) | Group difference |
| Left home | 11 (22%) | 30 (51%) | χ2 = 9.60** | 11 (34%) | 29 (53%) | χ2 = 2.74 |
| Currently in college | 21 (41%) | 42 (70%) | χ2 = 9.33** | 21 (66%) | 42 (75%) | χ2 = 0.88 |
| Currently employed | 22 (44%) | 38 (63%) | χ2 = 4.11* | 16 (50%) | 35 (63%) | χ2 = 1.31 |
| Currently in romantic relationship | 20 (59%) | 36 (68%) | χ2 = 0.75 | 16 (69%) | 34 (68%) | χ2 = 0.02 |
| Ever had romantic relationship experience | 34 (68%) | 54 (90%) | χ2 = 8.25** | 23 (72%) | 50 (89%) | χ2 = 4.37* |
| Current number of close friends item | 2.38 (0.70) | 2.48 (0.60) | t(108) = .84 | 2.41 (0.71) | 2.48 (0.60) | t(86) = .53 |
Note. Current number of close friends item score ranges from 0 to 3, with higher scores representing more friends.
an = 50–51 for SB group and n = 59–60 for Comparison group.
bn = 32 for SB group and n = 55–56 for Comparison group except n = 23 for SB group and n = 50 for Comparison group for “Currently in Romantic Relationship” due to missing data.
*p < .05; **p < .01.