Table 1.
Descriptive Statistics, Pooled and by Year
| Variable | Percentage or Mean (S.D.) Pooled |
Percentage or Mean (S.D.) 2005 |
Percentage or Mean (S.D.) 2007 |
Percentage or Mean (S.D.) 2009 |
Percentage or Mean (S.D.) 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parental SES | 0.00 (1.00) | — | — | — | — |
| Gender: Male | 47.7% | — | — | — | — |
| Race: White | 71.4% | — | — | — | — |
| Living situation: two-parent family | 68.4% | — | — | — | — |
| GPA | 6.48 (2.42) | — | — | — | — |
| Academic self-esteem | 9.91 (1.79) | — | — | — | — |
| Extrinsic motivations to work | 22.50 (3.37) | — | — | — | — |
| Intrinsic motivations to work | 19.59 (3.32) | — | — | — | — |
| Cumulative Years of FT work | 10.0 (4.9) | 8.1 (3.8) | 9.4 (4.4) | 10.6 (4.9) | 11.9 (5.5) |
| Educational Attainment | |||||
| High school or less | 21.5% | 22.3% | 22.9% | 21.2% | 19.3% |
| Vocational/Technical degree | 12.5% | 13.4% | 12.9% | 11.4% | 11.7% |
| Associate’s degree | 10.2% | 8.5% | 10.9% | 10.9% | 10.6% |
| Some college, no degree | 22.5% | 23.1% | 20.8% | 22.4% | 23.8% |
| Bachelor’s degree | 33.3% | 32.2% | 32.5% | 34.1% | 34.7% |
| Weekly hours worked | 31.80 (19.40) | 33.21 (17.57) | 32.95 (20.68) | 30.47 (19.23) | 30.96 (19.87) |
| Biweekly earnings | 2114.81 (4354.94) | 1722.74 (1862.25) | 2334.64 (6814.76) | 2190.40 (3158.38) | 2247.85 (3926.69) |
| Employed | 83.1% | 85.2% | 85.7% | 80.1% | 81.0% |
| Subjective career acquisition | 49.7% | 47.5% | 53.3% | 47.0% | 51.0% |
| Job security | 2.94 (0.87) | 2.95 (0.85) | 3.06 (0.87) | 2.80 (0.87) | 2.94 (0.85) |