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. 2016 Dec 15;31(2):234–243. doi: 10.1037/fam0000258

Table 2. Descriptives of Categorical Study Variables in the Analytic and Nonanalytic Samples.

Analytic sample (n = 16,916) Nonanalytic sample (n = 2,328) Test F
Variable n % n %
Note. F = F statistic for design-based Pearson χ2 (converted to F test to account for the MCS sampling design). Proportions are weighted to account for sampling design and nonresponse in MCS. n values are unweighted.
** p < .01. *** p < .001.
Child
Girl 8,288 48.13 1,061 46.03 1.59
Ethnicity 3.15**
 White 14,062 75.76 1,679 77.30
 Black 596 7.03 133 5.14
 Indian 430 2.65 67 2.57
 Pakistani or Bangladeshi 1,077 8.98 273 8.61
 Mixed 512 4.15 82 3.62
 Other 230 1.43 73 2.76
Parent or household
Mother is university educated 2,821 10.71 205 9.34 2.85
Two-parent family
 Sweep 2 12,195 79.73 139 65.26 11.02***
 Sweep 3 13,237 74.62 103 73.37 0.06
 Sweep 4 9,920 69.30 72 78.65 2.70