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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Fam Issues. 2011 Apr;32(4):425–451. doi: 10.1177/0192513X10384466

Table 1.

Descriptive Statistics

Variables M(SD) % Range Unweighted
N
 Dependent Variables:
1. Change in contact with maternal grandparents −.58(1.15) −4 – 4 932
2. Change in contact with paternal grandparents −.64(1.19) −4 – 4 799
3. Change in closeness to maternal grandmother −1.17(2.40) −10 – 8 815
4. Change in closeness to maternal grandfather −1.40(2.65) −10 – 8 495
5. Change in closeness to paternal grandmother −1.39(2.77) −10 – 10 691
6. Change in closeness to paternal grandfather −1.55(2.67) −9 – 10 389
 Independent Variables:
7. Separate residence at both waves1 17.8 0 – 1 1,170
8. Left parental home between waves1 57.7 0 – 1 1,170
9. Lived with parents at both waves (reference
 category)1 		24.8 0 – 1 1,170
10. Enrolled in school between waves1 26.5 0 – 1 1,170
11. Not enrolled in school at both waves1 57.7 0 – 1 1,170
12. Left school between waves (reference category)1 15.8 0 – 1 1,170
13. Worked full-time at both waves1 17.2 0 – 1 1,170
14. Started working full-time between waves1 48.2 0 – 1 1,170
15. Worked less than full-time at Wave 31 14.9 0 – 1 1,170
16. Not employed at both waves (reference
 category)1 		19.7 0 – 1 1,170
17. Got married between waves1 27.3 0 – 1 1,170
18. Got divorced between waves1 4.2 0 – 1 1,170
19. Single at both waves1 62.1 0 – 1 1,170
20. Married at both waves
 (reference category)1 		6.4 0 – 1 1,170
21. Parent at both waves1 6.1 0 – 1 1,170
22. Became a parent between waves1 25.5 0 – 1 1,170
23. Childless at both waves
 (reference category)1 		69.5 0 – 1 1,170
 Control variables:
24. Mother-child contact at Wave 3 4.09(0.95) 1 – 5 1,170
25. Father-child contact at Wave 3 3.54(1.21) 1 – 5 1,170
26. Mother-child relationship at Wave 3 8.13(1.56) 0 – 10 1,170
27. Father-child relationship at Wave 3 7.01(2.44) 0 – 10 1,170
28. Granddaughter1 53.3 0 – 1 1,170
29. Grandchild’s age 25.78(4.44) 18 – 34 1,170
30. White1 87.6 0 – 1 1,170
31. Grandchild’s education (in years) 13.84(1.71) 6 – 20 1,170
32. Parents married to each other1 56.1 0 – 1 1,170
33. Parents not married to each other (reference
 category)1 		33.8 0 – 1 1,170
34. Missing parental marital status1 10.1 0 – 1 1,170

Note: Weighted means, standard deviations, and percentages are shown.

1

Variables are coded as 0 = no and 1 = yes.