Table 1.
Weighted Descriptive Statistics for Variables Used in the Analysis Neighborhood Attainment, by Race: Panel Study of Income Dynamics, 1971-2011
| White | Black | Pooled | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD |
| Dependent Variables | ||||||
| Neighborhood average family income at t (in 000s) | 61.89 | 25.69 | 43.47 | 17.80 | 59.71 | 25.58 |
| Neighborhood percent non-Hispanic White at t | 85.62 | 16.24 | 34.31 | 29.24 | 79.55 | 24.66 |
| Independent Variables | ||||||
| Neighborhood average family income in adolescence (in 000s) | 57.78 | 19.24 | 40.04 | 13.15 | 55.68 | 19.80 |
| Neighborhood percent non-Hispanic White in adolescence | 92.49 | 12.30 | 32.29 | 27.58 | 85.38 | 24.52 |
| Married/cohabiting at t | 0.74 | 0.44 | 0.41 | 0.49 | 0.70 | 0.46 |
| Number of children under 18 years old at t | 1.08 | 1.17 | 1.29 | 1.34 | 1.10 | 1.19 |
| Years of Education at t | 13.52 | 2.67 | 12.33 | 1.86 | 13.38 | 2.62 |
| Family income at t-1 (in 000s) | 65.42 | 72.43 | 37.26 | 32.79 | 62.10 | 69.54 |
| Home ownership at t | 0.63 | 0.48 | 0.32 | 0.47 | 0.60 | 0.49 |
| Family income in adolescence (in 000s) | 81.26 | 48.24 | 42.53 | 26.57 | 76.68 | 47.87 |
| Moved to different tract in same county between t-1 and t | 0.19 | 0.39 | 0.27 | 0.44 | 0.20 | 0.40 |
| Moved to different county between t-1 and t | 0.08 | 0.27 | 0.07 | 0.25 | 0.08 | 0.27 |
| N of person-periods | 16,141 | 11,096 | 27,237 | |||
| N of persons | 696 | 518 | 1,214 | |||
Note: Sample consists of black and white Panel Study of Income Dynamics respondents who established their own household between 1970 and 1979.