Table 2.
Weighted Descriptive Statistics of Add Health Respondents (Means at Waves 1) n = 496
| Variable | Mean | S.D. | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socioeconomic status measure | 0.18 | 0.08 | −5.03 | 2.73 |
| Family Attachment | 4.27 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| School Attachment | 3.94 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| Neighborhood Attachment | 3.15 | 0.06 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
| Average racial segregation: black-white dissimilar | 0.24 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.64 |
| Reported crimes/100,000 by county | 4494.00 | 291.89 | 108.00 | 9992.00 |
| Distance from urban area (km) | 27.58 | 4.69 | 0.00 | 164.99 |
| Distance between Wave I and III locations | 768.63 | 60.65 | 80.22 | 8005.70 |
| Density (persons/sq km) | 0.21 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 3.30 |
| Dispersion in race composition | 0.19 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.81 |
| Median Age | 32.22 | 0.30 | 0.00 | 44.24 |
| Proportion aged 16-19 enrolled in school | 0.79 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
| Proportion of persons below poverty level | 0.14 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.55 |
| Proportion voting republican in 1992 presidential election | 0.39 | 0.01 | 0.24 | 0.59 |
| Proportion of local government general expenditures for education | 0.52 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.80 |
| Per capita local government general expenditures on education | 678.98 | 22.01 | 0.00 | 2281.68 |