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Uneven Impact of Maternal Education at Birth on High School Grades of Black and White Students
Open Journal of Educational Research
| Vol 5, Issue 1
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 |