Table 4. Distribution of intergenerational SES groups by age and race/ethnicity in longitudinal analysis sample (N = 13,432) from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health.
| Intergenerational SES Groups | Age (years) | White (n = 7,370) % | Black (n = 2,833) % | Hispanic (n = 2,211) % | Asian (n = 1,018) % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LCA Groups | |||||
| Persistent Disadvantage | 22.1 (0.16) | 13.6 (1.0) | 37.6 (2.5)* | 22.5 (2.0)* | 7.2 (1.8)* |
| Disadvantaged Fast Starters | 22.0 (0.15) | 12.9 (0.8) | 10.1 (1.0)* | 39.0 (3.2)* | 18.7 (2.9) |
| Material Advantage | 21.7 (0.13) | 31.1 (1.3) | 18.6 (1.1)* | 17.0 (1.7)* | 25.6 (3.2) |
| Educational Advantage | 21.8 (0.13) | 12.3 (0.4) | 23.3 (1.6)* | 10.4 (1.1) | 13.8 (1.6) |
| Highest Overall Advantage | 21.6 (0.14) | 30.1 (2.0) | 10.4 (1.7)* | 11.1 (1.6)* | 34.7 (3.1) |
| Total | 21.8 (0.14) | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Notes: The percentage (%) of respondents in each intergenerational SES group are presented by race/ethnicity, weighted and corrected for clustering. Numbers in parentheses are standard errors. Columns may not sum to 100.0% because of rounding.
*
p < .05 for differences between “white” and the indicated race/ethnicity in the mean proportion of subjects in each SES group based on Student's t tests.