Table 1.
Sample Characteristics of Respondents by Gender, Weighted Data, Add Health, Waves I and IV
| Females N=7,516 % or Mean (SE) |
Males N=6,595 % or Mean (SE) |
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| Educational Attainment (Wave IV) | ||
| High School Diploma or Less | 28.5 | 38.9 |
| Some College or Associate’s Degree | 36.5 | 33.3 |
| Bachelor’s Degree or Higher | 35.0 | 27.9 |
| Life Course Sexual Attraction | ||
| Opposite-Sex Youth & Adult | 76.6 | 76.4 |
| Same-Sex Youth | 3.5 | 6.1 |
| Same-Sex Adult | 8.0 | 3.1 |
| Same-Sex Youth & Adult | 1.4 | 1.0 |
| Not Sexually Attracted Youth or Adult | 10.4 | 13.4 |
| Socio-Demographics | ||
| Race/Ethnicity | ||
| Non-Hispanic White | 68.0 | 68.3 |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 16.0 | 14.9 |
| Hispanic | 11.5 | 11.6 |
| Other Race/Ethnicity | 4.5 | 5.3 |
| Foreign-Born | 4.2 | 4.3 |
| Age in 2008 (years) | 28.7 (0.12) | 28.9 (0.12) |
| Family Structure (Wave I) | ||
| Nuclear | 47.6 | 49.6 |
| Step-Family | 9.0 | 9.6 |
| Female Headed | 14.8 | 13.7 |
| Extended/Intergenerational | 23.6 | 20.5 |
| Other | 5.0 | 6.6 |
| Family SES (Wave I) | −0.1 (0.04) | −0.0 (0.03) |
| Adolescent Health (Wave I) | ||
| Self-Rated Health a | 3.8 (0.02) | 4.0 (0.02) |
| CES-D a | 11.8 (0.19) | 10.0 (0.14) |
| Somatic Symptoms a | 10.0 (0.10) | 8.9 (0.11) |
| Victimized in past year | 11.3 | 27.6 |
| Academic Performance & Expectations (Wave I) | ||
| Difficulties in School a | 3.9 (0.06) | 4.6 (0.06) |
| Likely to attend college | 79.9 | 71.9 |
| GPA in most recent term | 2.9 (0.02) | 2.7 (0.02) |
Notes:
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Higher values reflect better self-rated health, more depressive symptoms, more somatic symptoms, and more difficulties in school.