Table 1:

Descriptive statistics

	Non-Hispanic White			Non-Hispanic Black			Hispanic
Variables	# of Individuals	# of Person-Year Observations	Mean/Proportion (%)	# of Individuals	# of Person-Year Observations	Mean/Proportion (%)	# of Individuals	# of Person-Year Observations	Mean/Proportion (%)
Dependent variables
First birth observed	6,102	87,805	5.0	2,322	25,824	7.2	2,671	28,751	8.0
Second birth observed	4,405	24,330	12.8	1,858	11,866	11.4	2,307	11,866	15.4
Third birth observed	3,109	21,682	5.7	1,340	9,060	8.1	1,822	11,001	9.8
Independent variables
Current completed education	6,107	145,402	100.0	2,333	54,752	100.0	2,677	61,726	100.0
Below high school or GED			21.3			28.6			45.3
High school or GED			53.5			59.1			45.2
College			25.2			12.4			9.5
Current union status	6,107	145,402	100.0	2,333	54,752	100.0	2,677	61,726	100.0
Never in a union			47.0			68.8			49.6
In a union			42.9			22.5			41.2
Union ended			10.1			8.7			9.2
Mother’s highest completed education	6,048	144,000	100.0	2,312	54,227	100.0	2,650	61,107	100.0
Less than high school			14.5			29.4			61.6
High school or GED			38.7			36.1			18.9
Some college, including 2-year degrees			24.5			20.1			11.5
Bachelor’s degree or higher	6,048		22.4			14.4			8.0
Religious affiliation	6,107	145,402	100.0	2,333	54,752	100.0	2,677	61,726	100.0
No religion			23.4			9.5			13.3
Catholic			18.9			6.8			54.9
Protestant			48.7			79.9			27.9
Other religion			9.0			3.9			3.9
Duration since the first birth	4,400	24,311	5.7 (5.2)	1,847	11,811	6.4 (5.6)	2,301	11,848	6.4 (4.3)
Duration since the second birth	3,109	21,682	6.2 (4.9)	1,340	9,060	6.4 (5.3)	1,822	11,001	5.4 (4.4)
Foreign born	6,105	145,360	5.0	2,332	54,732	10.2	2,676	61,706	58.7
The first two births have the same sex	3,123	76,141	49.5	1,350	32,027	52.5	2,677	42,680	51.3

Source: National Survey of Family Growth 2006–2010, 2011–2013, 2013–2015, and 2015–2017 waves.