Unequal Benefits: How Parental Education Falls Short for Black and Latino Youth

Table 1.

Descriptive Data

Proportion (%) SE

Age    

  <18 years old 0.456 0.009

  ≥18 years old 0.544 0.009

Region    

  City 0.837 0.006

  Country/ Farm 0.162 0.006

Region    

  North East 0.173 0.005

  Mid-West 0.215 0.005

  South 0.371 0.006

  West 0.240 0.007

Sex at Birth    

  Female 0.529 0.009

  Male 0.471 0.009

Race/Ethnicity    

  White 0.527 0.009

  Black 0.152 0.007

  Hispanic 0.321 0.009

Parental Presence    

  Zero 0.066 0.004

  One 0.291 0.007

  Two 0.643 0.007

  Mean SE

Parental Education 4.317 0.028

School Performance (1 - 9) 7.093 0.031