Uneven Impact of Maternal Education at Birth on High School Grades of Black and White Students

Table 1.

Descriptive Data, Overall (N=1,873)

Mean Std. err.

Baseline Mother Poverty to Income Ratio (0-14) 2.55 0.06

School Performance (1-8) 5.86 0.03

     

  n %

Race    

White 528 28.19

Black 1,345 71.81

Gender    

Female 988 52.75

Male 885 47.25

Father Incarceration    

No 1,776 96.21

Yes 70 3.79

Maternal Education    

Lowest (Below high school diploma) 486 25.98

Low (High school diploma) 622 33.24

Medium (Some college) 483 25.82

High (College graduate) 280 14.97

Born to Adulthood Pregnancy    

No 168 8.97

Yes 1,704 91.03

Low Birth Weight    

No 1,630 87.03

Yes 189 10.09

Family Structure (Birth)    

Unmarried 1,391 74.27

Married 482 25.73