Black-White Differences in The Effects of Parental Education on College Students’ Beliefs about Racial Discrimination

Table 1.

Descriptive Characteristics

N %

Race
White 1427059 97.4
Black 37780 2.6
Sex
Female 852632 58.2
Male 612207 41.8
Parent Education
1: Junior High 82387 5.6
2: Some High School 87842 6.0
3: High School Graduate 228910 15.6
4: Post Secondary School Other than College 50727 3.5
5: Some College 240339 16.4
6: College Degree 365004 24.9
7: Some Graduate 40455 2.8
8: Graduate Degree 369175 25.2
Age (Years)
16 or younger 2074 0.1
17 50411 3.4
18 969053 66.2
19 309060 21.1
20 50903 3.5
21 or older 52763 3.6
22 to 24 15451 1.1
25 to 29 10743 0.7
30 to 39 3942 0.3
40 to 54 439 0.0
Survey Year
1989 4173 0.3
1990 46814 3.2
1991 52916 3.6
1992 53609 3.7
1993 54804 3.7
1994 62191 4.2
1995 58718 4.0
1996 65224 4.5
1997 66216 4.5
1998 73835 5.0
1999 76173 5.2
2000 87624 6.0
2001 90826 6.2
2002 89845 6.1
2003 86812 5.9
2004 93778 6.4
2005 82203 5.6
2006 84905 5.8
2007 83152 5.7
2008 80470 5.5
2009 70551 4.8
Discrimination Still a Problem
No 207235 14.1
Yes 1257604 85.9