Table 1.
Characteristics of Unmarried Parents in the Fragile Families study
| % or Mean | |
|---|---|
| Married at 1-year follow-up (%) | 9.4 |
| Married at 3-year follow-up (%) | 13.7 |
| Married at 5-year follow-up (%) | 15.5 |
| Mother less than high school (%) | 39.5 |
| Mother high school (%) | 33.8 |
| Mother some college (%) | 23.7 |
| Mother college degree (%) | 3.1 |
| Father less than high school (%) | 37.1 |
| Father high school (%) | 40.4 |
| Father some college (%) | 19.0 |
| Father college degree (%) | 3.5 |
| Mother enrolled in school (%) | 18.3 |
| Father enrolled in school (%) | 15.3 |
| Mother is white (%) | 14.5 |
| Mother is black (%) | 55.5 |
| Mother is Hispanic (%) | 27.3 |
| Mother is not white, black, or Hispanic (%) | 2.7 |
| Parents are not the same race/ethnicity (%) | 15.5 |
| Mother attends religious services regularly (%) | 18.0 |
| Mother attends religious service occasionally (%) | 65.3 |
| Father is more religious than mother (%) | 29.2 |
| Father is less religious than mother (%) | 38.9 |
| Number of children in household | 1.9 |
| Mother’s age (years) | 23.9 |
| Father is older than mother by 5 years or more (%) | 28.0 |
| Mother is older than father by 2 years or more (%) | 13.3 |
| Mother has children with another partner (%) | 42.3 |
| Father has children with another partner (%) | 42.6 |
| Mother lived with both biological parents at age 15 (%) | 36.0 |
| Father lived with both biological parents at age 15 (%) | 39.1 |
| Mother employed (%) | 67.6 |
| Father employed (%) | 75.9 |
| Mother’s income-to-poverty ratio | 1.6 |
| Father’s income-to-poverty ratio | 2.2 |
| Mother’s health is fair or poor (%) | 8.4 |
| Father’s health is fair or poor (%) | 8.1 |
| Mother drug/alcohol problem in last year (%) | 3.4 |
| Father drug/alcohol problem in last year (%) | 7.1 |
| N | 3,354 |
Notes: All characteristics except married at follow-up were measured in the baseline survey.