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Table 1 Socio-Demographic and Union Characteristics by
Racial/Ethnic Group (all figures in percentages except
sample sizes)
White Black Hispanics Asian East Asian Filipino South Asian
All Respondents:
(unweighted N)
8,135 3,149 2,297 1,037 369
411
257
Educational Attainment at W4
Less than High School 8
.00
13.33 13.93
2.58 1.91
0.81
4.68
High School 16.74 21.55 21.76 11.09 10.36
9.06
13.62
Some College 42.34 4.03 46.05 38.24 26.90 52.31
36.97
University and more 33.14 21.09 18.26 48.09 60.83 37.82
44.73
Family Structure
Two-parent family 60.86 25.65 55.02 69.73 72.17 63.67
72.37
Single-parent family 18.05 44.59 23.41 11.72 15.40 14.03
21.07
Stepfamily 17.02 13.92 15.72
8.84 8.25 15.77
3.86
Other family 4.07 12.85 5.85
4.31 4.18
6.54
2.69
Maternal Education
Less than High School 11.49 19.13 47.17 23.56 14.20 10.49
40.95
High School 45.67 47.17 30.70 25.52 32.65 19.45
23.38
Some College 18.87 15.48 12.97 12.07 9.13 17.03
9.98
University and more 23.97 18.22 9.16 38.85 44.03 53.03
25.70
Generational Status
1st generation 1.17 1.72 23.16 43.36 32.03 52.66
46.23
2nd generation 4.89 4.13 39.24 41.35 38.83 40.00
43.16
3rd generation 93.94 94.15 37.59 15.29 29.14
7.34
10.60
Number of cohabitation by W4
Never cohabited 26.64 27.05 33.72 41.30 41.41 39.68
42.71
one 40.40 38.62 41.82 38.40 37.61 44.51
33.34
two 20.33 21.78 15.04 13.73 12.37 11.14
17.32
three 7.84 7.57 5.84
3.98 6.06
2.78
3.24
four or more 4.79 4.98 3.58
2.59 2.55
1.89
3.39
(to be continued)