Table 1.
Sample characteristics of adult respondents: L.A.FANS, Wave 2
| Hispanic | White | Black | Asian | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demographic Characteristics | ||||
| Age | 37.7 | 45.1 | 39.8 | 44 |
| Income ($) | 37,515 | 71,080 | 41,193 | 62,259 |
| Education (years) | 10 | 15.7 | 14.3 | 15.4 |
| Number of children living at home | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
| Mobility Triggers | ||||
| Ended cohabitation | 0.023 | 0.018 | 0.045 | 0.024 |
| Started cohabitation | 0.012 | 0.017 | 0.027 | 0.012 |
| Changed cohabitation | 0.008 | 0.003 | 0.003 | 0.008 |
| Jobs lost | 0.048 | 0.051 | 0.091 | 0.052 |
| Jobs gained | 0.056 | 0.042 | 0.094 | 0.036 |
| Jobs changed | 0.262 | 0.290 | 0.174 | 0.293 |
| Mobility Patterns | ||||
| Number of within-neighborhood moves | 168 | 54 | 36 | 21 |
| Number of between-neighborhood moves | 240 | 82 | 52 | 25 |
| N | 763 | 325 | 128 | 79 |
Notes: Statistics are averaged over all person-years. The sample includes only person-year residential decisions of respondents who are not missing on any covariates.