Table 1.

Weighted means/proportions (M/P) and standard errors (S.E.) of dependent and independent variables (pooled Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID) 2011 and 2013) by single-parent status.

Variables	Full Sample N = 1135		Single Mothers NM = 981		Single Fathers NF = 154		p-Value
	M/P	S.E.	M/P	S.E.	M/P	S.E.
Taxable income ($)	39,150	2401	35,287	2265	56,458	7214	0.01
Non-work income ($)	4229	552	4879	643	1320	263	0.00
Total income ($)	43,379	2612	40,165	2569	57,778	7233	0.02
Poverty status (%) (Objective 1)	229	14	204	13	343	45	0.00
Poverty status (%) (Objective 2)	253	15	231	15	351	45	0.01
Age (years)	36.83	0.52	36.44	0.57	38.56	0.98	0.05
Work hours per week	39.48	0.60	38.54	0.70	43.70	1.19	0.00
Categorized weeks worked last year	4.93	0.06	4.86	0.07	5.26	0.12	0.01
Occupation score	30.85	0.96	31.38	1.11	28.48	1.72	0.17
Number of children	1.66	0.04	1.72	0.05	1.43	0.07	0.00
Years of education	13.53	0.12	13.54	0.13	13.51	0.25	0.93
Years of experience	5.18	0.31	5.13	0.32	5.43	0.77	0.71
Race
White	0.54	0.05	0.50	0.06	0.68	0.05	0.01
Black	0.31	0.05	0.34	0.05	0.19	0.05	0.01
Hispanic	0.13	0.02	0.14	0.03	0.08	0.03	0.06
Other	0.02	0.01	0.02	0.01	0.06	0.03	0.17
Marital status
Divorced	0.43	0.03	0.41	0.04	0.52	0.05	0.10
Widowed	0.02	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.04	0.02	0.32
Separated	0.12	0.01	0.11	0.01	0.17	0.05	0.21
Never married	0.43	0.04	0.47	0.04	0.26	0.05	0.00
Education
High school degree or less	0.40	0.03	0.40	0.03	0.37	0.06	0.62
Higher than high school	0.60	0.03	0.60	0.03	0.63	0.06	0.62
Region
Northeast	0.16	0.04	0.15	0.04	0.23	0.05	0.10
North central	0.28	0.03	0.29	0.03	0.22	0.05	0.20
South	0.34	0.03	0.35	0.04	0.31	0.05	0.43
West	0.22	0.05	0.22	0.05	0.24	0.04	0.57
Year
2011	0.49	0.02	0.50	0.02	0.45	0.04	0.20
2013	0.51	0.02	0.50	0.02	0.55	0.04	0.20

Note: The poverty status for Objective 1 is taxable income divided by poverty threshold, while the poverty status for Objective 2 is total income divided by poverty threshold.