Table 1. Prevalence (N, %) of Demographics by Parental Educational Attainment and Financial Strain (N=1117).
Parental Educational Attainment |
Financial Strain |
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>=HS (n=837)a |
<HS (n=280)b |
Low (n=902) |
High (n=215) |
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N | % | N | % | P-valueb | N | % | N | % | P-valueb | |
Female | 459 | 54.8% | 125 | 44.6% | 0.001 | 468 | 51.9% | 116 | 54.0% | 0.129 |
Race/Ethnicity | 0.001 | 0.043 | ||||||||
White | 436 | 52.1% | 42 | 15.0% | 401 | 44.5% | 77 | 35.8% | ||
Black | 124 | 14.8% | 70 | 25.0% | 137 | 15.2% | 57 | 26.5% | ||
Asian/Pacific Islander |
170 | 20.3% | 134 | 47.9% | 255 | 28.3% | 49 | 22.8% | ||
Other | 107 | 12.8% | 34 | 12.1% | 109 | 12.1% | 32 | 14.9% | ||
Hours Worked for Pay | 0.001 | 0.573 | ||||||||
0 hours | 245 | 29.3% | 107 | 38.2% | 284 | 31.5% | 68 | 31.6% | ||
1-19 hours | 368 | 44.0% | 96 | 34.3% | 381 | 42.2% | 83 | 38.6% | ||
20-29 hours | 151 | 18.0% | 51 | 18.2% | 163 | 18.1% | 39 | 18.1% | ||
30 hours or more |
73 | 8.7% | 26 | 9.3% | 74 | 8.2% | 25 | 11.6% | ||
Relationship Status | 0.495 | 0.001 | ||||||||
Single | 529 | 63.2% | 178 | 63.6% | 583 | 64.6% | 124 | 57.7% | ||
Committed relationship |
263 | 31.4% | 70 | 25.0% | 267 | 29.6% | 66 | 30.7% | ||
Married | 39 | 4.7% | 28 | 10.0% | 47 | 5.2% | 20 | 9.3% | ||
Separated/ divorced or widowed |
6 | 0.7% | 4 | 1.4% | 5 | 0.6% | 5 | 2.3% | ||
Has Children | 58 | 6.9% | 40 | 14.3% | 0.001 | 55 | 6.1% | 43 | 20.0% | 0.001 |
Year in School | 0.093 | 0.108 | ||||||||
1st year | 277 | 33.1% | 112 | 40.0% | 321 | 35.6% | 68 | 31.6% | ||
2nd year | 263 | 31.4% | 89 | 31.8% | 286 | 31.7% | 66 | 30.7% | ||
3rd year | 156 | 18.6% | 56 | 20.0% | 163 | 18.1% | 49 | 22.8% | ||
4th year | 90 | 10.8% | 18 | 6.4% | 89 | 9.9% | 19 | 8.8% | ||
5th year or more |
51 | 6.1% | 5 | 1.8% | 43 | 4.8% | 13 | 6.0% | ||
Think of Self as Adult | 0.692 | 0.001 | ||||||||
Never | 10 | 1.2% | 12 | 4.3% | 20 | 2.2% | 2 | 0.9% | ||
Seldom | 52 | 6.2% | 13 | 4.6% | 50 | 5.5% | 15 | 7.0% | ||
Sometimes | 237 | 28.3% | 79 | 28.2% | 270 | 29.9% | 46 | 21.4% | ||
Most of the time |
346 | 41.3% | 103 | 36.8% | 370 | 41.0% | 79 | 36.7% | ||
All of the time |
192 | 22.9% | 73 | 26.1% | 192 | 21.3% | 73 | 34.0% |
Note.
HS: High School
P-values were generated using unadjusted logistic regression