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