Table 1.
Descriptive statistics stratified by education and for the entire STAR sample
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≤ Bachelor’s n=499(65.31%) |
Bachelor’s n=131(17.14%) |
Graduate n=134(17.54%) |
Whole Sample (n = 764) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continuous Variables | Mean(SD) | Mean(SD) | Mean(SD) | Mean(SD) |
| Age in years | 68.9 (8.93) | 66.7 (8.08) | 70.0 (8.63) | 68.7(8.78) |
| Income Range (logarithmic units) | 10.9 (0.68) | 11.2 (0.60) | 11.4 (0.51) | 11.1 (0.67) |
| Later-life Cognition Z-Score | −0.23 (0.98) | 0.40 (0.86) | 0.45 (0.93) | 0.00 (1.00) |
| Verbal Episodic Memory Z-Score | −0.13 (0.98) | 0.30 (1.01) | 0.18 (1.00) | 0.00 (1.00) |
| Semantic Memory Z-Score | −0.19 (1.01) | 0.28 (0.80) | 0.43 (0.96) | 0.00 (1.00) |
| Executive Function Z-Score | −0.24 (0.97) | 0.41 (0.87) | 0.48 (0.93) | 0.00 (1.00) |
| Depression Z-Score | 0.06 (1.05) | −0.04 (0.84) | −0.16 (0.93) | 0.00 (1.00) |
| Major Lifetime Discrimination Z-Score | −0.13 (0.96) | 0.21 (1.00) | 0.25 (1.07) | 0.00 (1.00) |
| Everyday Discrimination Z-Score | −0.03 (1.00) | 0.10 (0.98) | 0.00 (1.02) | 0.00 (1.00) |
| Categorical Variables | ||||
| Gender | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) |
| Female | 337 (44.1) | 97 (12.7) | 88 (11.5) | 522 (68.3) |
| Male | 162 (21.2) | 34 (4.5) | 46 (6.0) | 242 (31.7) |
| Growing-up Financial Position | ||||
| Pretty well off | 49 (6.4) | 8 (1.1) | 20 (2.6) | 77 (10.1) |
| About average | 270 (35.3) | 86 (11.3) | 73 (9.6) | 429 (56.2) |
| Poor or It varied | 169 (22.1) | 36 (4.7) | 39 (5.1) | 244 (31.9) |
| Maternal Education | ||||
| 0-12 Years | 291 (38.1) | 80 (10.5) | 68 (8.9) | 439 (57.5) |
| Some college/Associate’s | 78 (10.2) | 27 (3.5) | 25 (3.3) | 130 (17.0) |
| Bachelor’s | 29 (3.8) | 11(1.4) | 20 (2.6) | 60 (7.9) |
| Master’s or Professional | 8 (1.1) | 6 (0.80) | 13 (1.7) | 27 (3.5) |
| Paternal Education | ||||
| 0-12 Years | 276 (36.2) | 81 (10.6) | 74 (9.7) | 431 (56.4) |
| Some college/Associate’s | 47 (6.2) | 15 (2.0) | 16 (2.1) | 78 (10.2) |
| Bachelor’s | 15 (2.0) | 8 (1.1) | 15 (2.0) | 38 (5.0) |
| Master’s or Professional | 11 (1.4) | 8 (1.1) | 14 (1.8) | 33 (4.3) |
| Maternal Employment | ||||
| Mostly Full-Time | 249 (32.6) | 76 (10.0) | 76 (10.0) | 401 (52.5) |
| Mostly Part-Time or Not Employed | 234 (30.6) | 53 (6.9) | 55 (7.2) | 342 (44.8) |
| Paternal Employment | ||||
| Mostly Full-Time | 427 (55.9) | 118 (15.5) | 124 (16.2) | 669 (87.6) |
| Mostly Part-Time or Not Employed | 22 (2.9) | 3 (0.4) | 3 (0.4) | 28 (3.7) |
| Worry About Meeting Expenses | ||||
| Always or Often | 65 (8.5) | 12 (1.6) | 11 (1.4) | 88 (11.5) |
| Sometimes or Never | 399 (52.2) | 118 (15.5) | 121 (15.8) | 638 (83.5) |
| Worry About Meeting Expenses- Past 30 Days | ||||
| All or Nearly all the time | 310 (40.6) | 78 (10.2) | 96 (12.6) | 484 (63.4) |
| Sometimes, Hardly ever, or Never | 158 (20.7) | 52 (6.8) | 35 (4.6) | 245 (32.1) |
| Currently Married | ||||
| Yes | 173 (22.6) | 45 (5.9) | 63 (8.3) | 281 (36.8) |
| No | 311 (40.71) | 84 (11.0.99) | 69 (9.0) | 464 (60.7) |
| Alcohol Volume Past 3 Months | ||||
| None | 232 (30.4) | 51 (6.7) | 50 (6.5) | 333 (43.59) |
| 1-2 drinks on days drinking | 226 (29.6) | 66 (8.6) | 77 (10.1) | 369 (48.3) |
| 3 or more drinks on days drinking | 35 (4.6) | 13 (1.7) | 7 (0.9) | 55 (7.2) |
Note. SD – Standard deviation.