Table 2.
Summary Statistics in FF
| Variable | Full | Whites | Blacks | Hispanics | UR>6% | UR<=6% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health outcomes: Health Excellent/V. Good a b | 0.612 | 0.750 | 0.547 | 0.530 | 0.607 | 0.613 |
| Health Limits Work a b c | 0.103 | 0.072 | 0.130 | 0.113 | 0.106 | 0.101 |
| Obesity a b c d | 0.320 | 0.195 | 0.402 | 0.386 | 0.348 | 0.302 |
| Any health Insurance a b c d | 0.809 | 0.910 | 0.861 | 0.640 | 0.793 | 0.820 |
| Smokes a b c | 0.302 | 0.369 | 0.338 | 0.199 | 0.295 | 0.307 |
| >=4 Drinks 1 Time Last Yr. a b c | 0.126 | 0.206 | 0.083 | 0.108 | 0.126 | 0.127 |
| Drugs use b c d | 0.053 | 0.063 | 0.063 | 0.039 | 0.062 | 0.046 |
| Depressed a c | 0.132 | 0.128 | 0.147 | 0.130 | 0.132 | 0.132 |
| Race/ethnicity: White d | 0.284 | 1.000 | 0.265 | 0.298 | ||
| Black | 0.357 | 1.000 | 0.351 | 0.361 | ||
| Hispanic d | 0.290 | 1.000 | 0.308 | 0.276 | ||
| Other race | 0.070 | 0.077 | 0.065 | |||
| Immigrant b c d | 0.239 | 0.073 | 0.075 | 0.460 | 0.263 | 0.221 |
| Education: <HS a b c d | 0.271 | 0.116 | 0.286 | 0.455 | 0.284 | 0.262 |
| HS a b c | 0.329 | 0.219 | 0.436 | 0.320 | 0.327 | 0.331 |
| Some college a b c | 0.203 | 0.207 | 0.236 | 0.173 | 0.210 | 0.197 |
| College or > a b c d | 0.197 | 0.457 | 0.042 | 0.053 | 0.180 | 0.211 |
| Marital Status: Married a b c | 0.519 | 0.818 | 0.231 | 0.502 | 0.517 | 0.520 |
| Cohabiting a b c | 0.233 | 0.114 | 0.297 | 0.309 | 0.234 | 0.233 |
| Single a b c | 0.248 | 0.068 | 0.472 | 0.189 | 0.249 | 0.247 |
| Age a b | 26.9 | 30.0 | 24.9 | 25.6 | 25.1 | 25.1 |
| (6.2) | (6.1) | (5.8) | (5.7) | (5.9) | (6.0) | |
| Income-to-needs ratio: <1 a b c | 0.254 | 0.056 | 0.382 | 0.338 | 0.263 | 0.247 |
| 1–2 a b c d | 0.276 | 0.161 | 0.315 | 0.329 | 0.297 | 0.260 |
| 2–4 a b c | 0.136 | 0.122 | 0.152 | 0.148 | 0.133 | 0.138 |
| >=4 a b c d | 0.334 | 0.661 | 0.151 | 0.185 | 0.306 | 0.354 |
| Employment status: Employed a b c | 0.478 | 0.573 | 0.471 | 0.400 | 0.469 | 0.486 |
| Unemployed a b c | 0.175 | 0.070 | 0.274 | 0.185 | 0.171 | 0.177 |
| Out of Labor Force a c | 0.344 | 0.357 | 0.252 | 0.415 | 0.356 | 0.336 |
| Migrated since baseline (city): a b c | 0.204 | 0.280 | 0.166 | 0.203 | 0.217 | 0.196 |
| Migrated since baseline (state): a b | 0.089 | 0.125 | 0.081 | 0.067 | 0.093 | 0.087 |
| Attrited from year 5 to year 9: b c d | 0.191 | 0.166 | 0.172 | 0.245 | 0.182 | 0.194 |
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| N pooled sample | 7,080 | 1,446 | 3,515 | 1,873 | 2,748 | 4,332 |
| N year 5 | 3,829 | 773 | 1,887 | 1,035 | 931 | 2,898 |
| N year 9 | 3,251 | 673 | 1,628 | 838 | 1,817 | 1,434 |
Notes:
All characteristics are measured at baseline.
Sample includes mothers interviewed in years 5 and 9.
Numbers are weighted using baseline city weights.
Statistically significant differences from t-tests are noted as follows: a whites versus blacks b whites versus Hispanics c blacks versus Hispanics d low UR versus high UR.