Table 1.
Child, Parent, and Family Demographic Characteristics during Middle Childhood and Young Adulthood: Mean (SD) or N (%)
| Middle Childhood (Phase 1) |
Young Adulthood (Phase 11) |
Current Study Sample |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Sample size | 203 | 157 | 123 |
| Child characteristics | |||
| Age | 10.87 (.54) | 26.26 (.80) | 26.25 (.81) |
| Gender (% Female) | 105 (51.72%) | 85 (54.14%) | 65 (52.85%) |
| Occupational attainment in young adulthood | |||
| N (%) Student Only | -- | 12 (7.69%) | 0 (0.00%) |
| N (%) Unemployed | -- | 8 (5.13%) | 0 (0.00%) |
| N (%) Student & Working | -- | 24 (15.38%) | 12 (9.76%) |
| N (%) Only Working | -- | 112 (71.94%) | 111 (90.24%) |
| Mother characteristics | |||
| Age | 36.65 (3.94) | 52.62 (3.86) | 52.38 (3.65) |
| Education | 14.58 (2.15) | 15.13 (2.19) | 15.05 (2.12) |
| Employment (% employed) | 186 (91.63%) | 133 (86.36%) | 105 (86.78%) |
| Father characteristics | |||
| Age | 38.88 (5.00) | 54.88 (5.23) | 54.75 (5.51) |
| Education | 14.67 (2.43) | 15.29 (2.30) | 15.05 (2.14) |
| Employment (% employed) | 203 (100%) | 134 (94.37%) | 103 (94.50%) |
| Family characteristics | |||
| Ethnicity (% White) | 202 (99.51%) | 156 (99.36%) | 122 (99.19%) |
| Family (i.e., parents’) income | 60,233 (28,473) | 115,993 (90,375) | 117,664 (99,882) |
*
Note. Education was coded in years: 12 = High school graduate, 14 = Associates Degree, 16 = College Degree, 20 = PhD.