Differential effects of graduating during a recession across gender and race

Table 3 Means of explanatory variables by race, gender and unemployment rate at entry

		White men	Black men	White women	Black women
Highest grades completed	U<=7.2%	13.4	12.4	13.4	12.7
	U>7.2%	13.4	12.3	13.4	13.0
	Total	13.4	12.4	13.4	12.8
Age adjusted AFQT score	U<=7.2%	0.25	−0.93	0.16	−0.93
	U>7.2%	0.27	−0.95	0.19	−0.82
	Total	0.26	−0.94	0.17	−0.88
Number of individuals	U<=7.2%	778	442	938	593
Number of individuals	U>7.2%	791	398	916	492
	Total	1569	840	1854	1085

Note: 7.2% is the median of the unemployment rates at entry among all individuals in the sample