Table 3.
Descriptive Statistics for Study Variables
| M | SD | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Family Socioeconomic Factors | |||
| Parent education (college graduate) | 27.36 | ||
| Family income to needs | 3.50 | 3.73 | |
| Family structure (two-parent) | 54.74 | ||
| Peer Factors | |||
| Prop. coursemates with college-educated parents | 35.98 | ||
| Mean g.p.a. of coursemates | 2.77 | .41 | |
| Prop. friends with college-educated parents | 38.44 | ||
| Academic Skills/Performance | |||
| 9th grade g.p.a. | 2.56 | .88 | |
| Cumulative g.p.a. | 2.53 | .81 | |
| PVT score | 50.82 | 27.77 | |
| Sociodemographic Factors | |||
| Gender (female) | 51.77 | ||
| Non-Latino/a White | 50.87 | ||
| African-American | 19.66 | ||
| Latino/a | 17.86 | ||
| Asian-American | 8.98 | ||
| Other race/ethnicity | 2.63 | ||
| First generation immigrant a | 10.21 | ||
| Second generation immigrant | 14.99 | ||
| Third-plus generation immigrant | 74.80 | ||
| School Factors | |||
| Mean parent education level | 2.87 | .37 | |
| Mean g.p.a. | 2.74 | .21 | |
| Prop. seniors in college track | 52.26 | 22.93 | |
| School tracking used | .71 | .45 | |
| Math/science academy | .03 | .18 |
n = 7,718 (students)