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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)