Appendix.
Descriptive statistics by race/ethnicity
| Panel A. Two-level Model | Black | Hispanic | Asian | Other | White |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | |
| Sexual Debut | .71* (.46) | .58 (.49) | .37* (.48) | .48 * (.50) | .55 (.49) |
| Age (in years) | 18.43* (1.43) | 18.33 (1.42) | 18.49 (1.49) | 18.67* (1.45) | 18.34 (1.42) |
| Male | .49* (.50) | .53 (.50) | .56 (.50) | .53 (.49) | .53 (.49) |
| Residential Change | 7.61 (.4.28) | 6.95* (3.83) | 7.03* (3.23) | 8.04 (4.84) | 7.80 (4.26 |
| Uninvolved | .09 (.29) | .12 (.32) | .08 (.27) | .10 (.31) | .09 (.29) |
| Permissive | .29* (.45) | .33* (.47) | .28 (.45) | .35 (.48) | .36 (.48) |
| Authoritarian | .19* (.39) | .15 (.35) | .27* (.45) | .18 (.38) | .14 (.35) |
| Family Income (in thousands) | 29.41* (22.88) | 31.62* (24.18) | 71.41* (37.59) | 43.93* (34.67) | 60.40 (42.43) |
| Mother’s Education | 12.30* (1.99) | 10.30* (3.47) | 13.29 (3.34) | 12.27* (2.68) | 13.49 (2.40) |
| Biological Parents | .23* (.40) | .48 (.47) | .62* (.45) | .26* (.37) | .52 (.47) |
| Neighborhood Disadvantage | 2.09* (2.87) | .79* (2.61) | −1.38 (1.89) | −.15* (2.04) | −1.55 (1.42) |
| % Female Headed Households | .87* (1.14) | .12* (.89) | −.47 (.68) | −.03* (.71) | −.54 (.49) |
| Panel B. Three-level Model | Black | Hispanic | Asian | Other | White |
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | |
| Sex Partners | 3.55* (7.57) | 3.45* (8.24) | 3.58* (10.38) | 3.72* (7.48) | 2.72 (6.33) |
| Age (in months) | 226.12* (18.59) | 226.80 (17.86) | 231.40* (17.27) | 232.61* (18.62) | 227.61 (17.84) |
| Male | .51* (.50) | .54* (.50) | .55 (.50) | .52 (.50) | .48 (.50) |
| Residential Change | 3.02 (2.06) | 2.96* (2.01) | 2.99 (1.74) | 3.75* (2.72) | 3.10 (2.32) |
| Uninvolved | .10* (.30) | .12 (.32) | .10 (.30) | .11 (.31) | .12 (.32) |
| Permissive | .30* (.46) | .33* (.47) | .23* (.42) | .34 (.48) | .36 (.48) |
| Authoritarian | .20* (.40) | .16 (.36) | .27* (.45) | .20* (.40) | .16 (.37) |
| Family Income (in thousands) | 29.10* (22.81) | 31.91* (24.69) | 69.89* (44.67) | 43.32* (32.51) | 57.19 (41.14) |
| Mother’s Education | 12.24* (1.97) | 10.47* (3.32) | 13.22 (3.56) | 12.25* (2.37) | 13.17 (2.30) |
| Biological Parents | .20* (.40) | .41 (.49) | .52* (.50) | .26* (.44) | .40 (.49) |
| Neighborhood Disadvantage | 1.45* (2.71) | .52* (2.43) | −.92 (1.43) | −.10* (2.10) | −1.04 (1.33) |
Note:
*
coefficient is significantly different from White, p < .05.