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Published in final edited form as: J Econ Behav Organ. 2020 Aug 15;178:424–448. doi: 10.1016/j.jebo.2020.07.020

Table A2:

Descriptive Statistics, Add Health Non-Hispanic White Sample

(1) (2) (3)
Female Male Differences
Family Background
No Father 0.236
(0.425)
0.205
(0.404)
0.031
(0.010)
No Father Recently 0.114
(0.318)
0.110
(0.313)
0.004
(0.007)
No Father Always 0.122
(0.327)
0.095
(0.293)
0.026
(0.007)
Other Father 0.100
(0.300)
0.103
(0.304)
−0.003
(0.007)
Mother High School 0.433
(0.496)
0.438
(0.496)
−0.005
(0.012)
Mother Some College 0.194
(0.396)
0.207
(0.405)
−0.013
(0.009)
Mother College Graduate 0.264
(0.441)
0.260
(0.439)
0.003
(0.010)
Young Mother 0.152
(0.359)
0.149
(0.356)
0.004
(0.008)
Foreign Mother 0.032
(0.175)
0.034
(0.182)
−0.003
(0.004)
Adolescent Outcomes (Wave I)
School Problems Index −0.144
(0.941)
0.160
(1.039)
−0.303
(0.023)
Depression Index 0.122
(1.086)
−0.136
(0.874)
0.258
(0.023)
Ever Suspended from School 0.130
(0.336)
0.292
(0.455)
−0.162
(0.009)
English Grade 3.095
(0.911)
2.720
(0.972)
0.375
(0.022)
Math Grade 2.841
(1.022)
2.731
(1.046)
0.111
(0.025)
Want to Attend College 0.107
(0.883)
−0.120
(1.105)
0.227
(0.023)
Expect to Attend College 0.129
(0.911)
−0.144
(1.073)
0.273
(0.023)
Expect to Be Married by Age 25 0.069
(0.998)
−0.078
(0.997)
0.147
(0.023)
Adult Outcomes (Wave IV)
High School Graduate 0.948
(0.222)
0.920
(0.271)
0.028
(0.006)
College Graduate 0.405
(0.491)
0.326
(0.469)
0.078
(0.011)
Currently Employed 0.723
(0.448)
0.863
(0.344)
−0.140
(0.010)
Personal Income 28.709
(30.138)
44.308
(47.273)
−15.599
(0.932)
Number of Times Fired 0.312
(0.770)
0.640
(1.625)
−0.328
(0.030)
Job Satisfaction 3.900
(0.937)
3.920
(0.927)
−0.020
(0.022)
Financial Stress 0.232
(0.422)
0.199
(0.399)
0.033
(0.010)
Ever Married 0.609
(0.488)
0.506
(0.500)
0.103
(0.012)
Children Ever Born 0.996
(1.122)
0.677
(0.988)
0.320
(0.025)
Depression Index 0.076
(1.120)
−0.064
(1.004)
0.140
(0.025)
Number of Observations 3868 3459 7327

Note: Standard errors in parentheses.