Weighted descriptive statistics of college graduates by gender and generation status, NLSY97
. | Women . | Men . | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristic . | First Generation . | Continuing Generation . | First Generation . | Continuing Generation . |
Race | ||||
White | 68.9 | 81.1 | 69.4 | 83.4 |
Black | 15.0 | 6.7 | 12.5 | 5.4 |
Hispanic | 5.3 | 3.4 | 5.8 | 2.2 |
Other | 10.8 | 8.8 | 12.3 | 9.0 |
Family Structure | ||||
Two biological parents | 57.9 | 74.2 | 58.8 | 76.7 |
Single parent | 26.7 | 15.4 | 22.9 | 11.6 |
Other | 15.4 | 10.4 | 18.3 | 11.8 |
Region | ||||
Northeast | 22.8 | 17.0 | 24.1 | 17.5 |
North Central | 26.9 | 30.8 | 27.8 | 31.9 |
South | 30.5 | 30.7 | 31.0 | 28.6 |
West | 19.8 | 21.6 | 17.1 | 22.0 |
Religion | ||||
Catholic | 29.8 | 26.7 | 35.8 | 32.7 |
Protestant | 58.6 | 59.3 | 52.0 | 48.3 |
Other | 2.6 | 5.5 | 2.9 | 6.7 |
None | 9.0 | 8.5 | 9.3 | 12.4 |
Median Age at High School Graduation | 18.5 | 18.4 | 18.7 | 18.5 |
Proportion Marrieda | ||||
At age 23 | 0.14 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.07 |
At age 28 | 0.44 | 0.45 | 0.42 | 0.35 |
At age 32 | 0.60 | 0.64 | 0.60 | 0.59 |
Marriage Relative to Educationb | ||||
Married before college | 2.1 | 0.4 | 3.0 | 0.6 |
Married during college | 27.5 | 17.2 | 28.4 | 19.6 |
Married post–BA completion | 70.3 | 82.3 | 68.5 | 79.8 |
Assortative Mating | ||||
Never married | 40.2 | 35.2 | 38.1 | 40.4 |
Married <BA | 32.1 | 20.2 | 21.8 | 13.6 |
Married ≥BA | 27.7 | 44.6 | 40.1 | 46.1 |
Number of Person-Months | 84,820 | 72,301 | 51,207 | 66,305 |
Number of Respondents | 693 | 602 | 420 | 517 |
. | Women . | Men . | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristic . | First Generation . | Continuing Generation . | First Generation . | Continuing Generation . |
Race | ||||
White | 68.9 | 81.1 | 69.4 | 83.4 |
Black | 15.0 | 6.7 | 12.5 | 5.4 |
Hispanic | 5.3 | 3.4 | 5.8 | 2.2 |
Other | 10.8 | 8.8 | 12.3 | 9.0 |
Family Structure | ||||
Two biological parents | 57.9 | 74.2 | 58.8 | 76.7 |
Single parent | 26.7 | 15.4 | 22.9 | 11.6 |
Other | 15.4 | 10.4 | 18.3 | 11.8 |
Region | ||||
Northeast | 22.8 | 17.0 | 24.1 | 17.5 |
North Central | 26.9 | 30.8 | 27.8 | 31.9 |
South | 30.5 | 30.7 | 31.0 | 28.6 |
West | 19.8 | 21.6 | 17.1 | 22.0 |
Religion | ||||
Catholic | 29.8 | 26.7 | 35.8 | 32.7 |
Protestant | 58.6 | 59.3 | 52.0 | 48.3 |
Other | 2.6 | 5.5 | 2.9 | 6.7 |
None | 9.0 | 8.5 | 9.3 | 12.4 |
Median Age at High School Graduation | 18.5 | 18.4 | 18.7 | 18.5 |
Proportion Marrieda | ||||
At age 23 | 0.14 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.07 |
At age 28 | 0.44 | 0.45 | 0.42 | 0.35 |
At age 32 | 0.60 | 0.64 | 0.60 | 0.59 |
Marriage Relative to Educationb | ||||
Married before college | 2.1 | 0.4 | 3.0 | 0.6 |
Married during college | 27.5 | 17.2 | 28.4 | 19.6 |
Married post–BA completion | 70.3 | 82.3 | 68.5 | 79.8 |
Assortative Mating | ||||
Never married | 40.2 | 35.2 | 38.1 | 40.4 |
Married <BA | 32.1 | 20.2 | 21.8 | 13.6 |
Married ≥BA | 27.7 | 44.6 | 40.1 | 46.1 |
Number of Person-Months | 84,820 | 72,301 | 51,207 | 66,305 |
Number of Respondents | 693 | 602 | 420 | 517 |