Table 1.
Descriptive Characteristics of Sample
| % | N | % | N | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of siblings | 778 | Race and Ethnicity | 774 | ||
| 0 | 9 | White | 73 | ||
| 1 | 42 | Black or African-American | 5 | ||
| 2 | 30 | Latino/a or Hispanic | 4 | ||
| 3 | 12 | East Asian | 9 | ||
| 4 or more | 7 | South Asian | 4 | ||
| Mother's Education | 775 | Other | 4 | ||
| Less than 4-year college | 30 | Religiosity | 778 | ||
| 4-year college | 40 | Not at all | 27 | ||
| MA | 21 | A little | 25 | ||
| Other graduate degree | 10 | Fairly | 24 | ||
| Mother’s work outside home | 778 | Very | 24 | ||
| Full-time | 54 | Religious Affiliation | 702 | ||
| Part-time | 33 | Protestant Christian | 31 | ||
| None | 13 | Catholic | 28 | ||
| Nativity status | 776 | Jewish | 9 | ||
| US-born | 93 | Muslim | 1 | ||
| Non-US-born | 7 | Hindu | 2 | ||
| Desired family size, 0–“5 or more” | 776 | Other Christian | 2 | ||
| Mean | 2.35 | Buddhism | 1 | ||
| Standard deviation | 1.19 | None | 27 | ||
| Work/family-size tradeoff, 0–3 scale | 776 | Age | 778 | ||
| Full-time job, no kids | 17 | 18 | 16 | ||
| 3/4-time job, 1 kid | 22 | 19 | 26 | ||
| 1/2-time job, 2 kids | 50 | 20 | 22 | ||
| No job, 3 kids | 10 | 21 | 22 | ||
| Desired family size, 0–“5 or more” | 22 | 11 | |||
| Mean | 2.35 | 23 or more | 2 | ||
| Standard deviation | 1.19 |