Table 2.
Variable | Total
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White
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Black
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Native American
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Asian
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Other
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Black-White
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Native-White
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Asian-White
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Other Multiracial |
Range | ||||||||||||||||||||
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% | M | SD | % | M | SD | % | M | SD | % | M | SD | % | M | SD | % | M | SD | % | M | SD | % | M | SD | % | M | SD | % | M | SD | ||
Dependent variables | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Emotional well-being | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Depression | 10.3 | 6.8 | 9.95 | 6.76 | 11.65 | 7.53 | 13.28 | 7.46 | 12.1 | 6.51 | 9.89 | 5.13 | 10.59 | 7.41 | 11.86 | 8.00 | 12.35 | 8.16 | 11.49 | 6.61 | (0 – 50) | ||||||||||
Has seriously considered suicide | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.11 | 0.24 | 0.11 | 0.07 | 0.13 | 0.17 | 0.21 | 0.22 | (0 – 1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Social well-being | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Feels socially accepted | 0.86 | 0.86 | 0.88 | 0.87 | 0.83 | 0.77 | 0.89 | 0.76 | 0.93 | 0.76 | (0 – 1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Engagement in school | 2.20 | 0.84 | 2.19 | 0.85 | 2.24 | 0.88 | 2.11 | 0.96 | 2.13 | 0.71 | 2.38 | 0.74 | 2.24 | 0.85 | 2.25 | 0.90 | 2.19 | 0.87 | 2.32 | 1.00 | (1 – 5) | ||||||||||
Independent variables | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Intrafamily social capital | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Close family relationship | 0.72 | 0.74 | 0.69 | 0.76 | 0.64 | 0.57 | 0.79 | 0.56 | 0.65 | 0.64 | (0 – 1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Family understanding | 0.55 | 0.55 | 0.59 | 0.69 | 0.50 | 0.46 | 0.60 | 0.44 | 0.52 | 0.59 | (0 – 1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
High parent educational expectations | 0.40 | 0.36 | 0.53 | 0.51 | 0.80 | 0.55 | 0.32 | 0.41 | 0.31 | 0.42 | (0 – 1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fun with family | 0.63 | 0.64 | 0.66 | 0.62 | 0.54 | 0.62 | 0.56 | 0.58 | 0.61 | 0.55 | (0 – 1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Single parent household | 0.39 | 0.34 | 0.66 | 0.57 | 0.17 | 0.54 | 0.85 | 0.37 | 0.40 | 0.40 | (0 – 1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Extrafamily social capital | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Parent community involvement | 0.74 | 0.72 | 0.83 | 0.76 | 0.68 | 0.64 | 0.69 | 0.83 | 0.80 | 0.81 | (0 – 1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Closure of parental networks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Moderate | 0.40 | 0.39 | 0.43 | 0.40 | 0.47 | 0.19 | 0.35 | 0.4 | 0.44 | 0.41 | (0 – 1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Strong | 0.23 | 0.25 | 0.19 | 0.16 | 0.15 | 0.14 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.35 | 0.18 | (0 – 1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Very strong | 0.16 | 0.18 | 0.08 | 0.12 | 0.07 | 0.11 | 0.09 | 0.19 | 0.06 | 0.14 | (0 – 1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Control variables | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Male | 0.51 | 0.51 | 0.48 | 0.63 | 0.17 | 0.42 | 0.51 | 0.58 | 0.36 | 0.39 | (0 – 1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mother’s education | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Less than HS | 0.11 | 0.09 | 0.18 | 0.26 | 0.21 | 0.25 | 0.15 | 0.14 | 0.16 | 0.22 | (0 – 1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
HS or some college | 0.65 | 0.66 | 0.18 | 0.26 | 0.32 | 0.56 | 0.56 | 0.74 | 0.42 | 0.55 | (0 – 1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
College or more | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.17 | 0.11 | 0.47 | 0.19 | 0.29 | 0.12 | 0.42 | 0.23 | (0 – 1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Log of family income | 3.59 | 0.78 | 3.7 | 0.74 | 3.05 | 0.89 | 2.79 | 0.7 | 3.73 | 0.76 | 3.13 | 0.85 | 3.3 | 0.63 | 3.67 | 0.70 | 3.83 | 0.67 | 3.35 | 0.76 | (0 – 6.9) | ||||||||||
n | 9,222 | 6,153 | 2,088 | 41 | 462 | 39 | 90 | 146 | 67 | 136 |
Notes: Data are adjusted for the complex sampling design of Add Health. Source: National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health).