Table 2.

Descriptive Statistics on Sociodemographics, Life Course Variables, and Conflict Behaviors (n = 746)

		Year 1				Year 3				Year 7				Year 16
		White		Black		White		Black		White		Black		White		Black
Variables		Hus.	Wife	Hus.	Wife	Hus.	Wife	Hus	Wife	Hus.	Wife	Hus.	Wife	Hus.	Wife	Hus.	Wife
Sociodemographics and life course variables
Education in years	M	13.3	13.0	12.9	13.1
	SD	1.9	1.9	1.8	1.8
Premarital children	M	.2	.2	.5	.5
	SD	.4	.4	.5	.5
Cohabited in months	M	7.1	7.1	15.7	15.8
	SD	14.1	14.5	24.0	24.4
Not raised w/ 2 parents	M	.2	.3	.5	.6
	SD	.4	.5	.5	.5
Age at marriage	M	25.5	23.6	26.9	24.6
	SD	3.6	3.6	4.3	3.9
Income	M	36705	35239	26656	25504	41754	40592	36851	36174	55505	52820	52527	50277	68553	68923	62705	60545
	SD	18328	16940	16522	16687	18257	18103	18390	18541	18448	18217	19683	23189	17738	17381	21287	23230
Income ratio wife/hus.	M	.6	.6	.8	.8	1.0	1.0	.7	.7	1.1	1.1	.9	.9	.4	.4	1.1	1.1
	SD	.4	.4	2.0	1.9	3.5	3.5	.7	.7	5.5	5.5	1.2	1.2	.5	.5	1.6	1.6
Conflict behaviors
Destructive	M	1.8	2.0	2.0	2.2	1.9	2.0	2.0	2.2	1.8	1.9	1.8	2.1	1.8	1.7	1.8	2.0
	SD	.7	.8	.8	.8	.7	.8	.8	.7	.6	.7	.5	.7	.7	.6	.7	.7
Constructive	M	2.9	2.6	2.9	2.6	2.6	2.5	2.9	2.6	2.6	2.5	2.7	2.6	2.7	2.6	2.8	2.6
	SD	.6	.6	.7	.7	.6	.6	.7	.6	.6	.6	.6	.7	.5	.6	.6	.7
Leaving withdrawal	M	1.7	1.6	2.2	2.2	1.9	1.9	2.3	1.9	2.2	2.2	2.1	2.0	1.9	1.9	2.1	1.8
	SD	1.0	1.0	1.2	1.3	1.0	1.0	1.2	1.1	1.0	1.1	1.0	1.1	1.1	1.1	.9	1.0
Quiet withdrawal	M	2.0	2.3	2.3	2.4	2.1	2.1	2.2	2.2	2.1	2.3	2.3	2.4	2.0	2.0	2.4	2.1
	SD	1.1	1.1	1.2	1.2	.9	1.1	1.1	1.0	1.0	1.1	1.0	1.1	1.0	1.1	1.2	1.1

Note: n = 746 is the total number of participants in Year 1.