Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of study participants.
| Full sample (N =200)
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U.S. born (n = 130)
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Mexico born (n = 70)
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| % | M (SD) | Range | % | M (SD) | Range | % | M (SD) | Range | |
| Nativity demographics (n = 200)a |
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| W1 U.S. born | 65% | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| W1 Mexico born | 35% | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| W1 length of time in U.S. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7.8 (4.7) | 0–18 years |
| Educational demographics | |||||||||
| W1 (n = 200) | |||||||||
| W1 enrolled in school | 58% | – | – | 62% | – | – | 50% | – | – |
| W1 GED/high school | 5% | – | – | 4% | – | – | 7% | – | – |
| W1 dropout | 37% | – | – | 34% | – | – | 43% | – | – |
| W2 (n = 190) | |||||||||
| W2 enrolled in school | 40% | – | – | 44% | – | – | 34% | – | – |
| W2 GED/high school | 17% | – | – | 17% | – | – | 18% | – | – |
| W2 dropout | 43% | – | – | 39% | – | – | 48% | – | – |
| W3 (n = 170) | |||||||||
| W3 enrolled in school | 29% | – | – | 36% | – | – | 17% | – | – |
| W3 GED/high school | 29% | – | – | 30% | – | – | 26% | – | – |
| W3 dropout | 42% | – | – | 34% | – | – | 57% | – | – |
| W4 (n = 167) | |||||||||
| W4 enrolled in school | 21% | – | – | 27% | – | – | 10% | – | – |
| W4 GED/high school | 41% | – | – | 40% | – | – | 44% | – | – |
| W4 dropout | 38% | – | – | 33% | – | – | 46% | – | – |
| W5 (n = 169) | |||||||||
| W5 enrolled in school | 13% | – | – | 18% | – | – | 3% | – | – |
| W5 GED/high school | 46% | – | – | 46% | – | – | 44% | – | – |
| W5 dropout | 41% | – | – | 36% | – | – | 53% | – | – |
| W3 employment status (n = 170) | |||||||||
| Not working for pay | 53% | – | – | 52% | – | – | 59% | – | – |
| <40 hours per week | 30% | – | – | 34% | – | – | 21% | – | – |
| 40 hours or more per week | 17% | – | – | 14% | – | – | 20% | – | – |
| W3 household information | |||||||||
| Household income (n = 143) | – | $24,283 ($19,025) | $315–$122,000 | – | $27,480 ($20,677) | $315–$122,000 | – | $17,090 ($12,016) | $600–$48,000 |
| Numberof people in home (n = 170) | – | 5 (2.5) | 1–17 | – | 5 (2.5) | 1–13 | – | 5 (2.5) | 2–17 |
| Mother coresidency (n = 174) | 53% | – | – | 54% | – | – | 50% | – | – |
| Dating partner coresidency (n = 170) | 30% | – | – | 29% | – | – | 30% | – | – |
| Mother and dating partner coresidency (n = 170) | 11% | – | – | 11% | – | – | 10% | – | – |
Note: W1 = Wave 1, W3 = Wave 3, W4 = Wave 4, W5 = Wave 5.
a
Sample presented here reflects the omission of 4 outliers whose education expectations exceeded their aspirations.