Table 2.
Weighted descriptive statistics for the analytical sample of respondents reaching age 20 with no live births in the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health
| Proportion or mean (SD) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women | Men | |
| Wave I feelings toward pregnancy scale (1–5) | 4.40 (.802) | 4.36 (.765) |
| Wave I life-course consequences scale (1–5) | 3.57 (.888) | 3.42 (.851)* |
| Race–ethnicity | ||
| Non-Hispanic white | 69.7% | 69.4% |
| Non-Hispanic black | 14.9% | 13.9% |
| Hispanic | 11.0% | 11.0% |
| Asian/other | 4.5% | 5.7% |
| Foreign-born | 6.4% | 6.6% |
| Wave I family structure | ||
| Both biological parents | 59.2% | 56.7% |
| Stepfamily | 14.4% | 16.2% |
| Single parent | 21.5% | 21.6% |
| Other | 4.9% | 5.5% |
| Wave I family socioeconomic status (1–10 scale) | 5.67 (2.781) | 5.65 (2.541) |
| Wave I discussed pregnancy or AIDS at school | 91.4% | 88.4%* |
| Wave I religiosity (1–4 scale) | 3.55 (1.606) | 3.53 (1.622) |
| Wave I highly wanted & expected to attend college | 58.9% | 45.1%* |
| Wave I aptitude test | 101.1 (15.130) | 102.1 (13.210) |
| Wave I locus of control (1–5 scale) | 3.66 (.491) | 3.70 (0.472)* |
| Wave IV age | 29.8 yrs (1.23) | 29.9 yrs (1.204)* |
| Wave IV education* | ||
| Less than high school | 3.5% | 7.0% |
| High school | 45.1% | 55.3% |
| Associate’s degree | 9.9% | 7.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 41.5% | 30.1% |
| Wave IV educational aspirations* | ||
| Achieved desired education | 29.4% | 27.1% |
| Not achieved but believe I will | 63.6% | 60.4% |
| Not achieved, do not believe I will | 6.9% | 12.5% |
| Wave IV current/most recent job and job goals | ||
| Part of goals | 41.9% | 45.2% |
| Preparation for goals | 22.8% | 23.8% |
| Not related to goals | 25.7% | 22.7% |
| No goals/never worked | 9.6% | 8.3% |
| Wave IV household income (modal category) | $40–49,999 | $40–49,999 |
| Wave IV employed FT | 64.5% | 80.3% |
| Wave IV relationship status (at interview)* | ||
| Not in a coresidential union | 32.3% | 39.5% |
| Cohabiting | 16.0% | 16.9% |
| Married | 51.8% | 43.6% |
| Number of observations | 4418 | 4275 |
Significant differences between men and women from Pearson χ2 test
*
p ≤ .05