Table 1.
Covariate Descriptives
| %a | (SE) | % | (SE) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Covariates measured at age 18 | |||||
| Sex | Grade of first alcohol use | ||||
| Female | 53.2 | (1.13) | After high school | 25.7 | (1.27) |
| Male | 46.8 | (1.13) | During high school | 48.0 | (1.35) |
| Race/ethnicity | Before high school | 19.0 | (1.01) | ||
| Black | 9.5 | (1.11) | Missing indicator | 7.4 | |
| White | 61.8 | (1.71) | Binge drinkingc | ||
| Hispanic | 15.6 | (1.34) | None | 81.8 | (1.02) |
| Other | 11.2 | (0.92) | Any | 16.8 | (0.97) |
| Missing indicatorb | 1.9 | Missing indicator | 1.4 | ||
| Parental education | |||||
| No college degree | 44.5 | (1.48) | |||
| College degree for 1+parents | 51.4 | (1.51) | |||
| Missing indicator | 4.1 | ||||
| Covariates measured at age 19/20 | |||||
| Years after high school | Living situation | ||||
| Modal age 19 | 53.5 | (1.21) | Not living with parents | 48.1 | (1.56) |
| Modal age 20 | 46.5 | (1.21) | Living with parents | 51.6 | (1.56) |
| College status | Missing indicator | 0.3 | |||
| Not in college | 25.2 | (1.30) | Employment | ||
| Part-time/other | 11.3 | (0.98) | Not employed | 39.1 | (1.28) |
| Full-time (2-year college) | 18.2 | (1.10) | Employed | 57.4 | (1.34) |
| Full-time (4-year college) | 43.9 | (1.48) | Missing indicator | 3.6 | |
| Missing indicator | 1.4 | ||||
Notes: N(unweighted) = 1,719. Covariates also included year of data collection at age 19/20. Missing data on covariates modeled with missing data indicators as shown.
a
Unadjusted weighted percentage.
b
Missing indicators identify the percentage of the sample with missing data on the noted measure; these cases were included in relational analyses by use of a separate categorical indicator.
c
Binge drinking defined as having 5 or more drinks in a row in the past two weeks.