Table 2. Descriptive Statistics for Union Timing, by Adolescent Violent Victimization: Means (Standard Errors) and t Testsa,b.
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| Variables | Mean | (SE) | Mean | (SE) | Mean | (SE) |
| First Union Status | ||||||
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| Cohabitation | .560 | — | .555 | — | .580 | — |
| Marriage | .135 | — | .140c | — | .115 | — |
| Age at First Uniond | ||||||
| Any union | 21.790 | (.084) | 21.905c | (.088) | 21.308 | (.099) |
| Cohabitation | 21.723 | (.082) | 21.832c | (.087) | 21.283 | (.095) |
| Marriage | 23.582 | (.103) | 23.656c | (.104) | 23.223 | (.159) |
| N of respondentse | 16,077 | 12,907 | 3,170 | |||
ABBREVIATION: SE =standard error (omitted for dummy variables).
a
Means for dummy variables can be interpreted as the proportion of the sample coded 1 on that indicator.
b
All analyses are weighted and corrected for survey design.
c
Statistically significant difference (p < .05) between nonvictims and victims.
d
Sample size is limited to those observed to form a given union and accordingly varies across union type.
e
Unweighted N.
Source: National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health), 1995–2008.