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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2008 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Adolesc Health. 2007 Aug 29;41(5):479–487. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2007.05.020

Table 1.

Bivariate relationships between SSS, race, SES, and gender

SSS Race   Parent Education   Income Gender
  Black White Sig. <=HS >HS, <college College Prof degree Sig. <$50K ≥$50K Sig. Male Female Sig.
Wave 1
 
  µ 6.61 6.68 .10 6.32 6.45 6.70 7.21 <.001 6.24 6.95 <.001 6.70 6.60 .24
 
  SD 1.42 1.28   1.53 1.26 1.37 1.19   1.38 1.33   1.37 1.32  
 
Wave 2
 
  µ 6.57 6.72 .03 6.35 6.42 6.70 7.22 <.001 6.28 6.96 <.001 6.70 6.61 .32
 
  SD 1.47 1.29   1.49 1.36 1.41 1.25         1.41 1.34  
 
Wave 3
 
  µ 6.42 6.70 <.001 6.21 6.17 6.66 7.29 <.001 6.08 6.94 <.001 6.66 6.50 .02
 
  SD 1.29 1.37   1.43 1.25 1.30 1.24   1.40 1.37   1.30 1.40  
 
Wave 4
 
  µ 6.37 6.79 <.001 6.19 6.28 6.60 7.32 <.001 6.11 6.22 <.001 6.61 6.60 .94
 
  SD 1.34 1.32   1.41 1.39 1.28 1.22   1.34 1.36   1.28 1.41  
 

Note: µ=mean, SD=standard deviation