Table 1.

Descriptive Statistics for Study Variables

	Mean	SD	Range
Dependent Variables
CES-D score	4.46	4.05	0–26
Frequency of drunkenness	1.27	1.47	0–6
Very satisfied with life	.37	—	0, 1
Key Independent Variables
Single	.26	—	0, 1
Unengaged dater	.31	—	0, 1
Engaged dater	.05	—	0, 1
Unengaged cohabitor	.11	—	0, 1
Engaged cohabitor	.06	—	0, 1
Ever-married	.20	—	0, 1
First married as a teenager	.07	—	0, 1
First married at ages 20 or 21	.07	—	0, 1
First married at ages 22–26	.06	—	0, 1
Explanatory Variables
CES-D score, Wave 1	10.97	7.56	0–54
Frequency of drunkenness, Wave 1	.67	1.25	0–6
Still in high school	.01	—	0, 1
Never went to college	.41	—	0, 1
Went to college, dropped out	.12	—	0, 1
Two-year college student	.10	—	0, 1
Earned Associate’s degree	.04	—	0, 1
Four-year college student	.21	—	0, 1
Earned Bachelor’s degree or higher	.11	—	0, 1
Personal earnings	2.40	1.55	1–8
Zero sex partners in last year	.15	—	0, 1
One sex partner in last year	.54	—	0, 1
Two or more sex partners in last year	.30	—	0, 1
Self-image	16.87	2.27	4–20
Control Variables
Age	21.83	1.85	18–28
Female, Wave 1	.50	—	0, 1
Lives in the South, Wave 1	.38	—	0, 1
Lives in urban area, Wave 1	.27	—	0, 1
Lives in rural area, Wave 1	.16	—	0, 1
Lives in suburban area, Wave 1	.57	—	0, 1
White, Wave 1	.69	—	0, 1
Black, Wave 1	.15	—	0, 1
Hispanic, Wave 1	.10	—	0, 1
Asian, Wave 1	.04	—	0, 1
Co-resident child(ren)	.22	—	0, 1
Underweight	.03	—	0, 1
Normal weight	.51	—	0, 1
Overweight	.25	—	0, 1
Obese	.21	—	0, 1
Interviewer report attractive physically	3.50	.81	1–5
Interviewer report attractive personality	3.65	.84	1–5
Unemployed	.29	—	0, 1
Employed parttime	.21	—	0, 1
Employed fulltime	.50	—	0, 1

Notes: Indicator variables for missing values not displayed. Variables are Wave 3 unless otherwise noted.