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Table 3, National Military and Prison Data White Descriptive Statistics
|
White Recruits________________________ |
White Prisoners |
Mean ________________________Difference | |||||||
|
Ages |
N |
Percent |
Mean |
S.D. |
N |
Percent |
Mean |
S.D. | |
|
Teens |
6,993 |
28.15 |
169.80 |
6.52 |
1,917 |
6.34 |
169.34 |
6.49 |
.46 |
|
20s |
12,239 |
49.26 |
173.37 |
6.27 |
12,883 |
42.61 |
171.73 |
6.50 |
1.64 |
|
30s |
3,962 |
15.95 |
174.11 |
6.37 |
7,896 |
26.12 |
172.39 |
6.49 |
1.72 |
|
40s |
1,560 |
6.28 |
173.56 |
6.34 |
4,797 |
15.87 |
172.29 |
6.69 |
1.27 |
|
50s |
91 |
.37 |
175.80 |
6.03 |
2,741 |
9.07 |
171.96 |
6.55 |
3.84 |
|
1800s |
51 |
.21 |
176.23 |
5.60 |
783 |
2.59 |
172.40 |
6.47 |
3.83 |
|
1810s |
662 |
2.66 |
173.72 |
6.51 |
2,248 |
7.44 |
172.61 |
6.62 |
1.11 |
|
1820s |
3,022 |
12.16 |
173.90 |
6.42 |
3,843 |
12.71 |
172.48 |
6.81 |
1.42 |
|
1830s |
7,931 |
31.92 |
173.93 |
6.29 |
7,496 |
24.79 |
171.93 |
6.60 |
2 |
|
1840s |
13,179 |
53.04 |
171.25 |
6.54 |
15,864 |
52.47 |
171.55 |
6.48 |
-.3 |
|
Occupation White- |
365 |
1.51 |
172.29 |
6.73 |
3,086 |
10.21 |
171.43 |
6.35 |
.86 |
|
Collar Skilled |
4,466 |
18.44 |
172.20 |
6.40 |
8,852 |
29.28 |
171.40 |
6.41 |
.80 |
|
Farmer |
14,119 |
58.29 |
173.06 |
6.60 |
4,678 |
15.47 |
173.37 |
6.44 |
-.31 |
|
Unskilled |
5,274 |
21.77 |
171.34 |
6.48 |
13,618 |
45.04 |
171.74 |
6.70 |
-.40 |
|
Nativity North East |
2,632 |
10.59 |
172.45 |
6.29 |
1,609 |
5.32 |
171.15 |
6.54 |
1.3 |
|
Middle Atlantic |
10,323 |
41.55 |
171.74 |
6.45 |
12,307 |
40.71 |
170.60 |
6.35 |
1.14 |
|
Great Lakes |
8,980 |
36.14 |
173.07 |
6.57 |
7,662 |
25.34 |
172.65 |
6.41 |
.42 |
|
Plains |
555 |
2.23 |
172.80 |
7.19 |
1,640 |
6.42 |
172.05 |
6.59 |
.75 |
|
Southeast |
2,284 |
9.19 |
173.91 |
6.86 |
6,727 |
22.25 |
173.30 |
6.47 |
.61 |
|
Southwest |
71 |
.29 |
166.04 |
7.71 |
289 |
.96 |
166.60 |
6.17 |
-.56 |
Source: See Table 2.
Notes: Stature is in centimeters. Youth age is between ages 15 and 22. The occupation
classification scheme is consistent with Ferrie (1997); The following geographic
classification scheme is consistent with Carlino and Sill (2000): New England= CT, ME,
MA, NH, RI and VT; Middle Atlantic= DE, DC, MD, NJ, NY, and PA; Great Lakes=
IL, IN, MI, OH, and WI; Plains= IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, and SD; South East= AL,