Table 2.
Descriptive Information on the NLSY79 Women Who Obtained Post-Motherhood Education, Stratified by the Type of Education Obtained (N= 848)1
| Type of Post-Motherhood Education
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| High School Degree/GED | Associate’s degree or Some College | Bachelor’s degree | |
| Mother Education at First Birth | |||
| Less than high school | 100% | 15% | 6% |
| High school degree/GED | --- | 85% | 65% |
| Associate’s degree | --- | --- | 28% |
| Bachelor’s degree | --- | --- | --- |
| Relevant Time-Related Factors | |||
| Years since giving birth | 6.51 | 9.38 | 9.01 |
| Calendar year (rounded) | 1987 | 1993 | 1995 |
| Weighted % (of full sample)3 | 8% | 9% | 3% |
| Raw n | 393 | 376 | 134 |
Notes:
1
Estimates calculated for the subsample of NLSY79 women (N= 848) who obtained additional education after becoming a mother.
2
Presented background characteristics represent a selection of the time-invariant covariates used in the multivariate models.
3
Full sample includes 4,925 women. Standard deviation presented in parenthesis. Estimates based on weighted sample.