Appendix A.

Comparison of Unweighted Means of Base Year and Transcript Study Language Minority Samples

Variable	Base Year Sample Language Minority		Transcript Study Language Minority		Transcript Study Non-Language Minority
	N=2595		N=2352		N=11699
	Mean/ Proportion	SD	Mean/ Proportion	SD	Mean/ Proportion	SD
Black	0.04		0.04		0.14
Latino	0.43		0.43		0.09
Mexican	0.29		0.30		0.06
Non-Mexican Latino	0.15		0.13		0.03
Asian	0.37		0.38		0.03
Chinese	0.09		0.09		0.006
Filipino	0.03		0.03		0.008
Japanese	0.01		0.01		0.004
Korean	0.06		0.06		0.007
South Asian	0.06		0.06		0.005
Southeast Asian	0.14		0.14		0.003
Native American	0.02		0.02		0.01
Multi-Racial	0.03		0.03		0.05
Parents’ Education	1.92	1.35	1.92	1.36	2.35	1.09
Income	1.81	1.25	1.81	1.25	2.52	1.27
Female	0.51		0.52		0.50
Intact Family Structure	0.62		0.63		0.60
First Generation	0.41		0.41		0.02
Second Generation	0.35		0.36		0.09
Third Generation	0.09		0.09		0.77
College Aspirations	4.58	0.92	4.60	0.91	4.58	0.89
10th Grade Reading Score	25.81	9.76	25.99	9.83	30.90	9.52
Number of Family Resources	4.87	3.03	4.94	3.01	6.39	2.82
Placed in 6th Grade or Higher Upon Arrival	0.17		0.17		0.01
Arrived in U.S. ≤ 5 Years Prior	0.14		0.14		0.00
Student Reported English Ability	3.56	0.60	3.57	0.60	N/A
Student’s Use of Native Language Use	2.76	0.83	2.75	0.84	N/A

Source: ELS Base Year and First Follow-Up Transcript Component