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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Youth Adolesc. 2013 Oct 16;43(7):1134–1150. doi: 10.1007/s10964-013-0030-6

Table 1.

Sample Demographic Characteristics, n=8,977

Demographic Characteristics Mean (SD) or Percent
Adolescence (W1)

Mean age 15.00 (1.59)
Female 50.3
Race/Ethnicity
 White 70.2
 Black 15.3
 Hispanic 11.0
 Asian 3.5
Family structure
 Two-parent household 73.5
 Single-parent household 22.5
 Other 4.2

Young Adulthood (W3)

Mean age 21.30 (1.67)
Live with parents 41.8
Currently in school 39.9
Employment status
 Not working 26.7
 Part-time 30.3
 Full-time 42.9
Ever married 16.0
Have children 17.7

Adulthood (W4)

Mean age 27.87 (1.63)
Currently in school 16.4
Employment status
 Not working 7.5
 Part-time 22.1
 Full-time 70.4
Marital status
 Never married 52.8
 Married 39.6
 Divorced/separated/widowed 7.6
Have children 46.5

Note: W1=Wave 1 data; W3=Wave 3 data; W4=Wave 4 data