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. 2017 Feb 7;3:305–317. doi: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2017.01.007

Table 2.

Descriptive Statistics for U.S.-Born and Immigrant Black Adults by Generational Status and Ancestry, Men and Women Aged 18+.

Panel 1.
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)

West Indian Ancestry
African Ancestry
Arrived Age>13 Arrived<=13 Both Parents Foreign-Born One Parent Foreign-Born Arrived Age>13 Arrived<=13 Both Parents Foreign-Born One Parent Foreign-Born
Current Smoker 0.070 0.068 0.091 0.168 0.069 0.051 0.052 0.151


 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Social and Demographic Characteristics
Age 46.377 30.313 31.408 34.480 38.114 29.485 28.495 28.954
Female 0.571 0.530 0.514 0.567 0.418 0.455 0.397 0.565
Married 0.478 0.248 0.176 0.236 0.487 0.313 0.214 0.184
Family Size 3.028 3.438 3.092 2.885 3.059 2.974 3.241 2.794
Education 12.767 13.398 13.570 13.499 13.818 13.886 14.257 13.207
Resides in a Metropolitan Area 0.985 0.992 0.981 0.946 0.968 0.982 0.994 0.929


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Occupation
Managers 0.195 0.213 0.242 0.205 0.224 0.195 0.247 0.296
Technical 0.184 0.293 0.249 0.271 0.186 0.334 0.196 0.220
Service 0.216 0.108 0.096 0.088 0.221 0.164 0.146 0.087
Agriculture 0.004 0.000 0.007 0.009 0.002 0.000 0.000 0.000
Production 0.082 0.075 0.032 0.028 0.031 0.017 0.039 0.038
Operators 0.086 0.077 0.050 0.086 0.144 0.098 0.023 0.068
Unemployed 0.234 0.235 0.323 0.313 0.193 0.192 0.350 0.291


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Distribution of Family Income
Less than 5000 0.035 0.048 0.052 0.050 0.058 0.077 0.057 0.061
5000 to 7499 0.028 0.031 0.013 0.032 0.033 0.018 0.012 0.013
7500 to 9999 0.030 0.020 0.018 0.033 0.030 0.017 0.014 0.000
10,000 to 12,499 0.037 0.029 0.014 0.018 0.034 0.044 0.060 0.088
12,500 to 14,999 0.035 0.016 0.021 0.024 0.037 0.006 0.018 0.052
15,000 to 19,999 0.051 0.034 0.052 0.063 0.065 0.101 0.029 0.076
20,000 to 24,999 0.082 0.055 0.060 0.103 0.095 0.060 0.026 0.116
25,000 to 29,999 0.085 0.085 0.061 0.084 0.096 0.079 0.055 0.052
30,000 to 34,999 0.079 0.072 0.065 0.040 0.083 0.112 0.088 0.101
35,000 to 39,999 0.080 0.105 0.077 0.059 0.052 0.034 0.056 0.048
40,000 to 49,999 0.100 0.113 0.082 0.097 0.103 0.177 0.174 0.025
50,000 to 59,999 0.081 0.098 0.080 0.101 0.094 0.065 0.053 0.082
60,000 to 74,999 0.091 0.093 0.118 0.116 0.068 0.032 0.131 0.009
More than 75,000 0.187 0.201 0.289 0.181 0.151 0.178 0.225 0.276
Family Income 41,120.511 43,348.564 47,429.970 41,676.473 37,802.681 8246.247 5300.415 39,339.130
Observations 3173 725 462 395 2165 161 118 88

Panel 2. (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8)

Haitian Ancestry Latin American Ancestry
Arrived Age>13 Arrived<=13 Both Parents Foreign-Born One Parent Foreign-Born Arrived Age>13 Arrived<=13 Both Parents Foreign-Born One Parent Foreign-Born


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Current Smoker 0.049 0.034 0.091 0.144 0.095 0.121 0.145 0.194


 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Social and Demographic Characteristics
Age 44.238 30.139 25.258 29.021 43.511 32.029 29.348 35.444
Female 0.510 0.536 0.481 0.481 0.516 0.535 0.554 0.547
Married 0.495 0.364 0.177 0.114 0.502 0.372 0.270 0.335
Family Size 3.453 3.625 3.835 2.956 3.295 3.457 3.320 2.947
Education 11.998 13.497 13.312 12.459 11.352 12.800 12.687 12.733
Resides in a Metropolitan Area 0.988 0.976 0.998 0.941 0.968 0.973 0.973 0.970


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Occupation
Managers 0.099 0.224 0.218 0.115 0.076 0.143 0.153 0.158
Technical 0.119 0.269 0.259 0.392 0.114 0.291 0.323 0.255
Service 0.315 0.181 0.174 0.182 0.214 0.171 0.107 0.153
Agriculture 0.014 0.010 0.000 0.000 0.024 0.001 0.000 0.004
Production 0.049 0.031 0.021 0.005 0.095 0.077 0.017 0.039
Operators 0.157 0.054 0.052 0.149 0.191 0.087 0.095 0.109
Unemployed 0.248 0.232 0.276 0.157 0.285 0.230 0.305 0.284


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Distribution of Family Income
Less than 5000 0.065 0.029 0.056 0.020 0.035 0.055 0.063 0.036
5000 to 7499 0.031 0.014 0.011 0.042 0.063 0.029 0.049 0.042
7500 to 9999 0.032 0.027 0.022 0.000 0.059 0.048 0.030 0.034
10,000 to 12,499 0.060 0.019 0.037 0.022 0.074 0.048 0.047 0.045
12,500 to 14,999 0.076 0.033 0.034 0.035 0.045 0.024 0.028 0.053
15,000 to 19,999 0.081 0.055 0.082 0.144 0.084 0.061 0.046 0.058
20,000 to 24,999 0.121 0.123 0.080 0.165 0.110 0.092 0.074 0.098
25,000 to 29,999 0.086 0.049 0.076 0.105 0.097 0.101 0.086 0.099
30,000 to 34,999 0.065 0.075 0.084 0.099 0.084 0.064 0.060 0.095
35,000 to 39,999 0.084 0.075 0.055 0.046 0.072 0.075 0.080 0.058
40,000 to 49,999 0.091 0.074 0.091 0.142 0.081 0.092 0.113 0.077
50,000 to 59,999 0.055 0.074 0.090 0.031 0.065 0.082 0.065 0.092
60,000 to 74,999 0.049 0.076 0.069 0.064 0.054 0.077 0.075 0.070
More than 75,000 0.104 0.276 0.212 0.086 0.075 0.152 0.185 0.143
Family Income 32,344.419 44,670.957 41,043.729 33,924.469 31,013.749 37,639.295 39,055.748 37,020.456
Observations 1429 238 208 36 1543 349 274 343

Source: See Table 1.