TABLE 2A
DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
FEMALES

 

1992

1997

Age Black White Black White Hispanic Asian
< 35 29% 16% 20% 26% 21% 43%
35 - 44 45 48 43 35 46 31
45 - 54 18 24 29 33 31 23
55 + 8 12 7 7 3 3
  100% 100% 100%1 100%1 100% 100%
n (161) (280) (189) (184) (72) (35)
median 39 40.5 42 42 42 37
Marital status            
Married 40% 60%*** 45% 65% 63% 55%***
Single 60 40 55 35 37 45
  100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
n (163) (280) (206) (194) (81) (38)
Number of children            
0 48% 42% 36% 46% 43% 61%
1 19 20 28 19 17 18
2 25 23 25 27 30 18
3 or more 9 15 11 8 10 3
  100%1 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
n (162) (273) (202) (186) (77) (38)
median 1 1 1 1 1 0
Highest educational level completed            
Some college 2% 2%* 1% 0 5% 0%***
College graduate 9 7 11 5 6 3
Graduate degree 81 72 79 90 77 97
Postgraduate degree 9 19 9 5 12 0
  100%1 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
n (162) (282) (195) (188) (78) (39)

*Chi-square significant p<.05
***Chi-square significant p<.001
1Responses may not total to 100 due to rounding.

 


 TABLE 2B
DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
MALES

1992
1997
Age Black White Black White Hispanic Asian
< 35 11% 10% 12% 17% 12% 15%
35 - 44 35 38 35 41 46 44
45 - 54 37 38 41 30 33 32
55 + 17 14 12 12 9 8
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%1
n (163) (242) (162) (187) (138) (72)
median 45 45 46 42 43 43
Marital status
Married 75% 90%*** 82% 88% 79% 77%
Single 25 10 18 12 21 23
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
n (165) (242) (174) (200) (148) (75)
Number of children
0 17% 12%** 16% 17% 20% 21%
1 21 10 17 12 13 19
2 34 41 38 38 31 33
3 or more 28 38 29 33 36 26
100% 100%1 100% 100% 100% 100%1
n (163) (241) (171) (196) (143) (72)
median 2 2 2 2 2 2
Highest educational level completed
Some college 1% 1%** 1% 0 1% 0%***
College graduate 17 7 16 8 8 3
Graduate degree 69 79 72 83 78 91
Postgraduate degree 13 13 12 9 13 7
100% 100% 100%1 100% 100% 100%1
n (165) (242) (173) (192) (144) (74)

**Chi-square signicant p<.01
***Chi-square significant p<.001
1Responses may not total to 100 due to rounding.


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