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Table 4 Sample characteristics, National Longitudinal Study of Youth 1997 (NLSY97)

From: The use of cognitive ability measures as explanatory variables in regression analysis

 

Black men

Black women

White men

White women

N

1169

1165

2286

2127

Avg. Age

24.4

24.5

24.3

24.3

Education

    

 Proportion Still in HS

0.003

0.007

0.002

0

 Proportion < HS

0.16

0.11

0.07

0.06

 Proportion HS/GED

0.32

0.25

0.26

0.19

 Proportion Some College

0.30

0.43

0.34

0.35

 Proportion College +

0.05

0.11

0.16

0.23

Math Skills

    

 Mean Std PIAT Score

88.06

88.67

98.99

98.39

 St. Dev Std PIAT Score

14.57

14.51

14.04

13.55

  1. Notes: Authors’ calculations, National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997.