Table 1.
Full Group |
Low-income Group |
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Variable | Mean (SD)/% | n | Mean (SD)/% | n |
Educational aspirations/expectations | ||||
5th grade | 2.50 (0.80) | 797 | 2.44 (.84) | 415 |
6th grade | 2.61 (0.75) | 553 | 2.47 (.86) | 287 |
7th grade | 2.58 (0.69) | 650 | 2.50 (.75) | 334 |
8th grade | 2.50 (0.77) | 776 | 2.36 (.84) | 399 |
9th grade | 2.53 (0.72) | 783 | 2.42 (.77) | 404 |
10th grade | 2.42 (0.80) | 770 | 2.32 (.84) | 393 |
12th grade | 2.24 (0.79) | 757 | 2.16 (.83) | 388 |
Childhood low income | ||||
No (0) | 47.6 | -- | -- | -- |
Yes (1) | 52.4 | -- | -- | -- |
High school graduation | ||||
No (0) | 18.7 | -- | 27.1 | -- |
Yes (1) | 81.3 | -- | 72.9 | -- |
Economic status in adulthood (per capita household income) | 26.99 (23.21) | 643 | 23.25 (22.09) | 319 |
Gender | ||||
Female (0) | 49 | -- | 51.5 | -- |
Male (1) | 51 | -- | 48.5 | -- |
Ethnicity | ||||
Caucasian American | 47.2 | -- | 28.1 | -- |
African American | 25.6 | -- | 36.9 | -- |
Asian American | 21.9 | -- | 28.4 | -- |
Native American | 5.3 | -- | 6.6 | -- |