Table A2

Summary Statistics—Families with and without Twins

2+ Sample3+ Sample
No TwinsWith TwinsNo TwinsWith Twins
MeanStandard DeviationMeanStandard DeviationMeanStandard DeviationMeanStandard Deviation
Panel A: 10–15-years-old
Father’s age38.686.1738.756.4738.786.0539.166.83
Mother’s age34.634.8934.815.1334.474.6234.454.79
Father’s education5.364.394.704.234.584.163.773.89
Mother’s education5.434.094.703.964.693.883.923.61
Child age12.341.7012.401.6912.111.6212.181.61
White child0.610.490.540.500.540.500.450.50
Urban area0.740.440.680.470.680.470.610.49
Metro area0.270.440.250.440.230.420.180.39
Panel B: 18–20-years-old
Father’s age45.626.1345.776.2945.405.9545.275.68
Mother’s age41.424.7841.715.1241.034.4740.734.76
Father’s education5.034.394.234.294.504.193.954.00
Mother’s education4.824.014.054.014.343.833.723.79
Young adult age18.870.8118.900.8118.760.7918.710.78
White young adult0.640.480.560.500.590.490.510.50
Urban area0.760.430.680.470.720.450.670.47
Metro area0.310.460.270.450.280.450.240.43