Table 1A.
Descriptive statistics for adult demographic and socioeconomic characteristics among middle-class, working-age PSID respndents (1985–2011).
| Combined Sample | White | Black | p Value for Black/White Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Self Rated Health | ||||
| Excellent | 21.82 | 24.35 | 17.24 | *** |
| Very Good | 34.83 | 37.97 | 29.14 | |
| Good | 30.89 | 27.87 | 36.36 | |
| Fair | 9.88 | 7.54 | 14.11 | |
| Poor | 2.58 | 2.27 | 3.15 | |
| Race | ||||
| White | 64.40 | |||
| Black | 35.60 | |||
| Mean Family Income (2010 $) | 53,972 | 57,076 | 48,356 | *** |
| (20,472) | (20,110) | (19,918) | ||
| Mean Age | 38.53 | 38.54 | 38.52 | |
| (11.40) | (11.76) | (10.71) | ||
| Sex | ||||
| Men | 46.03 | 48.08 | 42.34 | Ref |
| Women | 53.97 | 51.92 | 57.66 | *** |
| Mean Family Size | 3.07 | 2.95 | 3.30 | *** |
| (1.46) | (1.34) | (1.62) | ||
| Relation to Head | ||||
| Head | 63.45 | 60.33 | 69.08 | Ref |
| Wife/Husband/Cohabitor | 36.55 | 39.67 | 30.92 | *** |
| Marital Status | ||||
| Married/Cohabiting | 67.75 | 75.02 | 54.59 | Ref |
| Single | 10.92 | 7.43 | 17.23 | *** |
| Widowed | 3.28 | 2.67 | 4.39 | *** |
| Divorced/Separated | 18.05 | 14.88 | 23.79 | *** |
| Employment Status | ||||
| Working | 77.70 | 77.82 | 77.50 | Ref |
| Unemployed/Laid Off | 5.21 | 4.11 | 7.20 | *** |
| Otherwise Not Working | 17.09 | 18.08 | 15.30 | *** |
| Mean Years Completed Education | 12.72 | 12.91 | 12.36 | *** |
| (2.11) | (2.09) | (2.09) | ||
| N (Person-Years) | 112,209 | 72,257 | 39,946 | |
| N (Individuals) | 17,059 | 10,861 | 6280 |
aTests for racial differences are based on two-tailed t-tests generated from bivariate OLS, logit, ordered, or multinomial logit regression models. All models were estimated using robust standard errors clustered at the family level.
**p < 0.01; * p < 0.05; + p < 0.10
***
p < 0.001.
Source: Panel Study of Income Dynamics, 1985–2011