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Table 1 Summary statistics a

From: Immigrant influx and social cohesion erosion

 

Uncontrolled

Controlled

Min

Max

First generation

13.0%

15.3%

0

1

Second generation

6.6%

4.1%

0

1

2.5 generation

4.6%

4.3%

0

1

2.5 Generation-mom foreign

2.2%

2.0%

0

1

2.5 Generation-dad foreign

2.5%

2.3%

0

1

Fraction immigrants (90-00 cohort) census

5.0%

4.9%

0

0.12

Age

36.991

44.041

1

85

Male

48.4%

47.5%

0

1

White

66.0%

69.3%

0

1

Black

12.5%

11.5%

0

1

Asian

5.4%

5.3%

0

1

American Indian

0.4%

0.4%

0

1

Hispanic

15.7%

13.4%

0

1

<$5000

2.5%

2.3%

0

1

$5000-$7499

1.8%

1.7%

0

1

$7500-$9999

1.8%

1.8%

0

1

$10000-$12499

2.6%

2.6%

0

1

$12500-$14999

2.6%

2.5%

0

1

$15000-$19999

4.1%

4.2%

0

1

$20000-$24999

5.3%

5.4%

0

1

$25000-$29999

5.6%

5.7%

0

1

$30000-$34999

6.1%

6.1%

0

1

$35000-$39999

5.5%

5.4%

0

1

$40000-$49999

8.9%

9.1%

0

1

$50000-$59999

9.0%

9.1%

0

1

$60000-$74999

11.3%

11.2%

0

1

>$75000

32.9%

33.0%

0

1

<1st grade

0.4%

0.3%

0

1

1-4th grade

0.8%

0.8%

0

1

5-6th grade

1.7%

1.6%

0

1

7-8th grade

2.3%

2.2%

0

1

9th grade

3.3%

3.2%

0

1

10th grade

3.9%

3.8%

0

1

11th grade

4.0%

3.9%

0

1

12th grade no diploma

1.5%

1.4%

0

1

H.S. Grad.

28.6%

27.4%

0

1

Some college

18.2%

18.4%

0

1

Associate degree vocational

3.9%

3.9%

0

1

Associate degree academic

3.8%

3.9%

0

1

B.S. degree

18.2%

19.0%

0

1

M.A. degree

6.6%

7.1%

0

1

Professional degree

1.5%

1.6%

0

1

Doctorate

1.2%

1.3%

0

1

Presence of kids age 0-2

5.9%

8.0%

0

1

Presence of kids age 3-5

6.1%

8.2%

0

1

Presence of kids age 6-13

12.1%

15.9%

0

1

Presence of kids age 14-17

7.6%

9.6%

0

1

Number in the household

3.336

2.998

1

16

Employed

62.5%

64.0%

0

1

Unemployed

3.2%

3.4%

0

1

Not in the labor force

34.3%

32.7%

0

1

Median Family Income (MSA)

5.E+04

5.E+04

26009

80036

Total Population (MSA)

4.E+06

4.E+06

82946

16373645

Average Age (MSA)

35.14

35.13

27.30

49.46

Employment Rate (MSA)

71.1%

71.4%

0.53

0.84

Graduate Degree (MSA)

8.6%

8.7%

0.03

0.18

B.S. Degree (MSA)

16.1%

16.3%

0.06

0.26

Associate Degree (MSA)

6.1%

6.1%

0.02

0.12

Some College (MSA)

23.7%

23.7%

0.15

0.38

High School Grad. (MSA)

26.7%

26.7%

0.18

0.49

Some High School (MSA)

12.4%

12.3%

0.04

0.20

Fraction below poverty

11.6%

11.4%

0.05

0.36

Fraction immigrants below poverty

5.3%

5.2%

0.00

0.25

Average to median income ratio

1.278

1.278

1.14

1.69

Average volunteering (1989)--group level

21.5%

21.8%

0

0.57

Average volunteering (2004-8)--indivl. level

28.4%

29.4%

0

1

Immigration

0.1%

0.1%

0

1

Religious

11.8%

12.5%

0

1

For kids

7.3%

7.8%

0

1

Social services

5.4%

5.7%

0

1

Civic

1.5%

1.6%

0

1

International

0.2%

0.2%

0

1

  1. aMeans are displayed for the sample of all individuals (uncontrolled) as well as the sample who answered all questions for variables used at any time in the volunteering regression analysis, (controlled). The minimum and maximum is displayed for the uncontrolled sample.