| a. Time-Invariant Sample Characteristics | ||
|---|---|---|
| Whites | Blacks | |
| Childbearing Desires in 1979 – All Women | 2.57 | 2.33 |
| Childbearing Desires in 1979 – by Final Education | ||
| < High school | 2.40 | 2.02 |
| High school | 2.53 | 2.26 |
| Some college | 2.64 | 2.34 |
| College | 2.61 | 2.68 |
| Variables in Predicted Education Regressions | ||
| Educational expectations in 1979 | 13.98 | 13.94 |
| Standardized scores on AFQT | .55 | −.54 |
| Mother's education | 11.96 | 10.81 |
| Father's education | 12.18 | 10.40 |
| Parents' income in 1979 | 24,159 | 12,203 |
| Lived with both parents until age 14 | .80 | .49 |
| Total Sample Size Pooled Over Person-Years | 48,930 | 27,651 |
| b. Time-Varying Sample Characteristics at Three Observation Points and Over All Years | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whites | Blacks | ||||||||
| 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | All Years | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | All Years | ||
| Completed Education to Date | |||||||||
| < High school | .59 | .08 | .06 | .13 | .68 | .15 | .11 | .20 | |
| High school | .28 | .44 | .40 | .42 | .22 | .43 | .42 | .41 | |
| Some college | .12 | .23 | .24 | .24 | .10 | .29 | .32 | .29 | |
| College | .01 | .25 | .30 | .21 | .00 | .12 | .15 | .10 | |
| Predicted Completed Education | |||||||||
| < High school | .09 | .07 | .06 | .07 | .16 | .15 | .11 | .14 | |
| High school | .19 | .33 | .39 | .32 | .24 | .38 | .42 | .34 | |
| Some college | .53 | .33 | .25 | .34 | .54 | .33 | .32 | .38 | |
| College | .19 | .27 | .30 | .27 | .07 | .14 | .15 | .14 | |
| Age | 19.29 | 29.52 | 39.55 | 30.24 | 19.14 | 29.53 | 39.46 | 30.32 | |
| Currently enrolled in school | .65 | .08 | .07 | .17 | .68 | .06 | .05 | .15 | |
| Current wage (if employed) | 8.46 | 13.82 | 15.91 | 12.98 | 9.16 | 11.20 | 12.30 | 11.19 | |
| Ln of current wage (if employed) | 1.97 | 2.42 | 2.56 | 2.36 | 2.06 | 2.28 | 2.37 | 2.25 | |
| Currently employed | .62 | .88 | .86 | .85 | .35 | .80 | .85 | .74 | |
| Average past wage (when employed) | 8.46 | 9.66 | 9.14 | 9.07 | 9.16 | 8.43 | 7.43 | 8.03 | |
| Ln of average past wage (when employed) | 1.97 | 2.18 | 2.12 | 2.10 | 2.06 | 2.03 | 1.89 | 1.96 | |
| Proportion years employed from survey start | .62 | .85 | .86 | .83 | .35 | .70 | .73 | .67 | |
| Never employed | .38 | .01 | .00 | .05 | .65 | .05 | .02 | .13 | |
| Spouse wage income (if married) | 27,242 | 49,543 | 57,091 | 46,592 | 22,847 | 33,114 | 39,427 | 32,697 | |
| Ln of spouse wage income (if married) | 9.79 | 10.29 | 10.55 | 10.31 | 9.52 | 9.39 | 9.97 | 9.57 | |
| No spouse income (if married) | .03 | .11 | .08 | .10 | .06 | .25 | .12 | .20 | |
| Married/ spouse present | .13 | .62 | .72 | .55 | .05 | .30 | .31 | .25 | |
| N | 1,909 | 2,243 | 1,855 | 48,930 | 1,040 | 1,277 | 1,052 | 27,651 | |
Notes: Means are weighted and Ns are unweighted. Characteristics are shown for our analysis sample, pooled over all person-years.
Notes: Means are weighted and N's are unweighted. Characteristics are shown for our analysis sample, including all valid person-years in the years indicated. All wages/income are in constant 2004 dollars.