Table 2.
Percent distribution of predictor variables for all women ages [15–44] who had a birth in the year prior to the survey
| Mexican-Origin |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foreign-born | Native-born | ||||||
| Non-Hispanic White |
Mexican-Origin | ≤6 yrs in U.S. |
6+ yrs in U.S. |
2nd Generation |
3rd Generation |
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| Mean Age | 28.1 | 25.6 | 25.8 | 28.5 | 22.8 | 24.8 | |
| Parity | |||||||
| First birth | 39.6 | 40.1 | 43.8 | 33.1 | 51.2 | 34.7 | |
| Second birth | 34.8 | 29.4 | 28.4 | 25.9 | 25.1 | 37.6 | |
| Third birth or higher | 25.6 | 30.5 | 27.8 | 41.0 | 23.7 | 27.7 | |
| Marital status | |||||||
| Unwed | 25.4 | 35.9 | 26.2 | 18.9 | 48.3 | 52.3 | |
| Wed | 74.6 | 64.1 | 73.8 | 81.1 | 51.7 | 47.7 | |
| Education | |||||||
| Currently Enrolled | 3.0 | 5.2 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 11.7 | 8.1 | |
| <12 years | 12.8 | 47.0 | 63.6 | 58.3 | 31.4 | 33.4 | |
| 12 years | 27.0 | 27.9 | 25.2 | 24.4 | 29.1 | 33.0 | |
| 12+ years | 57.2 | 19.9 | 10.5 | 16.4 | 27.8 | 25.5 | |
| Mean HH income | 53,474 | 30,374 | 22,946 | 27,057 | 36,491 | 35,440 | |
| Living quarters | |||||||
| Rented | 31.2 | 57.3 | 72.7 | 57.4 | 43.0 | 55.8 | |
| Owned | 68.8 | 42.7 | 27.3 | 42.6 | 57.0 | 44.2 | |
| (N) | 3451 | 553 | 140 | 151 | 124 | 138 | |
Data Source: 1998–2002 June CPS.