Table 4.
Characteristics of Adults by Dimension of Adult Life: Employment Status
| Variable | Men
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Women
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full time (n = 46) | Part time (n = 90) | Unemployed (n = 89) | F/χ2 value | Full time (n = 38) | Part time (n = 20) | Unemployed (n = 22) | F/χ2 value | |
| Age in years (M [SD]) | 32.57 (8.86) | 29.87 (6.40) | 32.11 (9.10) | F(2, 223) = 2.52 | 29.55 (6.16) | 30.27 (7.46) | 28.30 (7.32) | F(2, 78) = 0.46 |
| Caucasian (n [%]) | 45 (97.8%)c | 88 (97.8)c | 79 (88.8) | χ2(2, N = 223) = 8.06* | 37 (97.4) | 19 (95.0) | 22 (100.0) | χ2(2, N = 75) = 1.08 |
| Maternal college+ (n [%]) | 20 (47.9%) | 50 (64.1) | 36 (44.8) | χ2(2, N = 203) = 3.48 | 15 (48.4) | 16 (84.2)a,c | 7 (38.0) | χ2(2, N = 66) = 9.00** |
| Health (M [SD]) | 3.93 (0.90) | 4.09 (0.93)c | 3.70 (0.97) | F(2, 222) = 3.94* | 4.13 (0.94)c | 4.00 (0.97)c | 3.18 (1.18) | F(2, 78) = 5.83* |
| Education (M [SD]) | 0.43 (0.59) | 0.48 (0.61) | 0.49 (0.50) | F(2, 181) = 2.52 | 1.53 (1.03) | 1.23 (0.82) | 1.08 (0.49) | F(2, 64) = 1.43 |
| Functional skills (M [SD]) | 125.06 (15.51)c | 122.74 (13.68)c | 109.42 (21.69) | F(2, 222) = 17.42* | 140.48 (9.33) | 135.06 (13.55) | 132.52 (15.69) | F(2, 74) = 2.95 |
| Ability to interact (M [SD]) | 2.07 (0.85)c | 1.98 (0.83) | 1.82 (1.92) | F(2, 221) = 1.43* | 2.61 (0.97)c | 2.25 (1.02) | 1.86 (0.83) | F(2, 78) = 4.31* |
| Mental health problems (M [SD]) | 2.43 (1.48) | 2.64 (1.42) | 3.18 (1.51)a | F(2, 215) = 4.69** | 1.50 (1.08) | 1.60 (1.35) | 1.95 (1.35) | F(2, 74) = 0.84 |
Note. F/χ2 values = results of one-way analysis of variance or chi-square test. % = column percentages.
*
p <.05.
**
p <.01. Boldfaced numbers also denote statistical significance.
a
Higher than “Full time” at p <.05.
b
Higher than “Part time” at p <.05.
c
Higher than “Unemployed” at p <.05.