Generations of Exclusion: Mexican-Americans, Assimilation, and Race

Appendix A. Descriptive Statistics

Appendix A Descriptive Statistics 293 Table A.1 Descriptive Statistics for Dependent Variables in Regression Analysis, 2000 a Standard Sample Dependent Variables Mean Deviation Minimum Maximum Size Chapter Years of education 13.26 2.18 2 17 758 5 Occupational status 36.65 12.98 7 81 723 6 Earnings $37,001 $26,142 $1,758 $167,962 698 6 Family income $54,425 $37,301 $0 $171,672 725 6 Net worth $51,190 $99,570 −$74,000 $1,000,000 700 6 Hispanic in neighborhood (2000) 50.28 29.50 1 98 709 7 Married to Hispanic 0.70 0.46 0 1 660 7 Spanish proficiency 3.04 1.14 1 5 758 8 Spanish birth name 2.98 1.17 1 5 758 8 Children ever born 2.18 1.41 0 8 419 8 Identify as Mexican 0.16 0.37 0 1 758 9 Identify as Mexican American 0.43 0.49 0 1 758 9 Identify as Hispanic or Latino 0.30 0.46 0 1 758 9 Identify as American or other 0.11 0.32 0 1 758 9 Think of self as Mexican frequently 0.19 0.39 0 1 758 9 Think of self as American frequently 0.37 0.48 0 1 758 9 Identify as white 0.15 0.35 0 1 758 9 Experienced discrimination 0.46 0.50 0 1 758 9 Voted in 1996 0.68 0.47 0 1 758 10 Voted Republican 0.18 0.38 0 1 515 10 Identify with Republican party 0.17 0.38 0 1 562 10 Positive attitudes toward immigration 2.42 0.45 1 4 562 10 Source: Mexican American Study Project. a Child sample used in all regression analyses. Table A.2 Descriptive Statistics for Independent Variables in Regression Analysis, 1965 and 2000 Standard Sample Independent Variables Mean Deviation Minimum Maximum Size Chapter Generation 1.5 0.05 0.22 0 1 758 All Generation 2 0.08 0.27 0 1 758 All Generation 2.5 0.22 0.41 0 1 758 All Generation 3 (reference category) 0.41 0.49 0 1 758 All Generation 4 0.24 0.43 0 1 758 All Father’s education 9.36 3.77 0 17 758 All Mother’s education 9.78 3.85 0 17 758 All Parent’s income in thousands (1965) 6.40 3.20 1 20 758 All Parent was homeowner (1965) 0.61 0.49 0 1 758 All Number of siblings 3.99 2.37 0 15 758 5 Head held manufacturing job (1965) 0.16 0.37 0 1 758 5 Industry information missing (1965) 0.60 0.49 0 1 758 5 Child exposed to professionals 0.84 1.05 0 3 758 5 Catholic or private high school 0.12 0.33 0 1 758 5 Parent attended church weekly (1965) 0.47 0.50 0 1 758 5 Parent communicated with school (1965) 0.55 0.50 0 1 758 5 Parent had college expectations (1965) 0.67 0.47 0 1 758 5 Parent is Spanish monolingual 0.11 0.31 0 1 758 5 Parent spoke Spanish to child 0.35 0.48 0 1 758 All Parent is non-Hispanic 0.09 0.29 0 1 758 All Parents were married (1965) 0.89 0.32 0 1 758 All San Antonio (1965) 0.38 0.49 0 1 758 All (Continued) Proportion Hispanic in neighborhood (1965) 0.51 0.29 0 1 758 All Telephone interview (2000) 0.26 0.44 0 1 758 All Education 13.26 2.18 2 17 758 All Age 41.83 5.92 32 59 758 All Female 0.55 0.50 0 1 758 All Skin color 4.25 1.18 2 7 758 All Years of work experience 19.52 7.81 0 39 758 6 Number of children under eighteen in household 1.20 1.24 0 6 758 6 First marriage 0.69 0.46 0 1 695 7 Age at first marriage 23.40 5.28 13 50 695 7 Parent voted Republican in 1964 (1965) 0.50 0.50 0 1 758 10 Parent did not vote in 1964 (1965) 0.17 0.37 0 1 758 10 Source: Mexican American Study Project. Table A.2 Descriptive Statistics for Independent Variables in Regression Analysis, 1965...