Table 1.
Means, Standard Deviations, and Percentages for Observed and Imputed Data by Gender
| Variables | Women
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Men
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| Observed | Imputed | Observed | Imputed | |
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| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | |
| Outcome | ||||
| Hourly Wages, age 26 (log base-10) | 1.060 (.22) | 1.054 (.22) | 1.126 (.21) | 1.125 (.21) |
| Occupational Ambitions (Age 16) | ||||
| Uncertain | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Multiple Occupations | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Non-Professional Job | 38 | 36 | 50 | 51 |
| Professional | 48 | 45 | 36 | 34 |
| Not to Work | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Refusal | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Background Factors (age 14) | ||||
| Parent(s) Education | 3.144 (1.21) | 3.017 (1.25) | 3.214 (1.15) | 3.126 (1.19) |
| Family Income | 9.864 (2.49) | 9.645 (2.66) | 10.058 (2.25) | 9.813 (2.39) |
| Parent(s) Educational Expectations | 8.973 (2.60) | 8.766 (2.80) | 8.876 (2.49) | 8.595 (2.69) |
| Black | 11 | 13 | 10 | 11 |
| Hispanic | 9 | 11 | 9 | 10 |
| Asian | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| American Indian | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| White | 76 | 73 | 78 | 74 |
| Single Parent | 29 | 33 | 27 | 32 |
| Academic Behaviors (age 16) | ||||
| Academic Ability | .177 (.89) | .052 (.98) | .115 (.89) | −.039 (.95) |
| Teacher-rated effort | .673 (2.18) | .397 (2.36) | −.362 (2.38) | −.520 (2.44) |
| Educational Attainment (age 26) | ||||
| < High School | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
| High School/GED | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 |
| Some College | 27 | 30 | 34 | 34 |
| Vocational/Technical | 9 | 10 | 6 | 8 |
| Associates | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| Baccalaureate | 37 | 32 | 30 | 25 |
| Masters, Ph.D., or Professional | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| Current Student Status | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
| Work Experience and Current Job Hours (age 26) | ||||
| Employed 6+mo. in past 2yrs | 95 | 94 | 97 | 96 |
| Employed 50+wks in past yr | 71 | 70 | 78 | 77 |
| Part-time hrs in current job | 19 | 19 | 9 | 10 |
| Professional job | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
| Family Roles (age 26) | ||||
| Reside in parental home | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
| Single | 50 | 48 | 58 | 58 |
| Married | 43 | 41 | 36 | 35 |
| Cohabiting | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Separated, Divorced, or Widowed | 6 | 9 | 4 | 6 |
| No Children | 64 | 58 | 70 | 67 |
| One Child | 20 | 22 | 17 | 18 |
| Two Children | 12 | 14 | 10 | 11 |
| Three or more children | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| Uncertain occ. ambitions (age 26) | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
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| Sample size | 3,169 | 4,515 | 3,059 | 4,352 |