Table 1.
Descriptive statistics, SIPP 1996–2013
| Mean (SD) | |
|---|---|
| Race | |
| White (non-Hispanic) | 0.73 |
| Black (non-Hispanic) | 0.11 |
| Hispanic | 0.12 |
| Asian | 0.04 |
| Immigration Status | |
| Native-born | 0.88 |
| Immigrant 0–5 years | 0.04 |
| Immigrant 6–10 years | 0.04 |
| Immigrant 10+ years | 0.04 |
| Human Capital and Experience | |
| Education | |
| High school or less | 0.25 |
| Some college | 0.34 |
| Bachelor or above | 0.41 |
| Job tenure | 3.43 |
| (3.72) | |
| Employment experience | 8.58 |
| (5.30) | |
| Hourly wage (2013 dollars) | 18.86 |
| (16.02) | |
| Job Characteristics | |
| Occupation | |
| Management and professional | 0.37 |
| Service | 0.18 |
| Clerical and sales | 0.32 |
| Production, farming, and construction | 0.13 |
| Public sector | 0.17 |
| Family Characteristics and Arrangements | |
| Mother’s age at birth | 29.77 |
| (5.09) | |
| Parity of birth | |
| First birth | 0.43 |
| Higher-order birth | 0.57 |
| Spouse working status | |
| Not working | 0.04 |
| Working | 0.73 |
| Not married | 0.23 |
| Extended family arrangements | 0.46 |
| Family Economic Conditions | |
| In poverty | 0.07 |
| Other family income (not including mother’s earnings) (2013 dollars) | 4,493.05 |
| (4,819.60) | |
| Owned home | 0.63 |
| Panel | |
| 1996 panel | 0.28 |
| 2001 panel | 0.17 |
| 2004 panel | 0.25 |
| 2008 panel | 0.30 |
| Metropolitan Area | 0.80 |
| Region | |
| Northeast | 0.19 |
| Midwest | 0.27 |
| South | 0.34 |
| West | 0.21 |
| N | 6,467 |