Table 1.
Sample descriptive statistics: CPS, ACS, and FFCWS
| CPS | ACS | FFCWS | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maternal Characteristics | |||
| Age | 33.62 | 33.78 | 29.65 |
| (6.82) | (6.83) | (7.34) | |
| Number of children | 1.78 | 1.79 | 2.02 |
| (0.78) | (0.78) | (0.82) | |
| Race/Ethnicity | |||
| Non-Hispanic white | 0.51 | 0.51 | 0.14 |
| Non-Hispanic black | 0.23 | 0.27 | 0.57 |
| Hispanic | 0.20 | 0.19 | 0.26 |
| Other race/ethnicity | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
| Education | |||
| Less than high school | 0.20 | 0.16 | 0.44 |
| High school diploma | 0.40 | 0.48 | 0.30 |
| Some college | 0.41 | 0.36 | 0.26 |
| Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) | |||
| Average simulated EITC (in $1,000s, 2011 dollars) | 1.54 | 1.62 | 1.87 |
| (0.59) | (0.60) | (0.51) | |
| Eligible for the EITC | 0.58 | 0.65 | 0.69 |
| EITC credit (in $1,000s, 2011 dollars) | 1.44 | 1.44 | 1.67 |
| (1.67) | (1.66) | (1.75) | |
| Number of Observations | 85,089 | 757,977 | 9,946 |
Notes: Standard deviations are shown in parentheses. The sample is restricted to single mothers with less than a college degree and with at least one coresident child under the age of 19. The CPS and ACS are also restricted to mothers aged 19–45.
Sources: Current Population Survey (CPS) 1990–2016. Census 1990/American Community Survey (ACS) 2000–2016. Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study (FFCWS) 1998–2016.