Table 3.
Mean Values of Independent Variables, 1992 (Health and Retirement Survey, N=3,564)
Variable | Mean |
---|---|
Baseline health status index | 0.79 |
Baseline HS7 (excellent) (%) | 23.1 |
Baseline HS6 (%) | 29.0 |
Baseline HS5 (%) | 24.8 |
Baseline HS4 (%) | 10.7 |
Baseline HS3 (%) | 4.9 |
Baseline HS2 (poorest health) (%) | 7.5 |
Hypertension (%) | 38.9 |
Diabetes (%) | 10.5 |
Cancer (%) | 6.6 |
Pulmonary disease (%) | 8.3 |
Heart disease (%) | 13.1 |
Stroke (%) | 2.0 |
Arthritis (%) | 40.6 |
Light or moderate drinker (%) | 59.7 |
Heavy drinker (%) | 5.0 |
Smoker (%) | 24.3 |
Female (%) | 52.4 |
Married (%) | 77.0 |
African American (%) | 9.0 |
Hispanic (%) | 4.3 |
Other race (%) | 2.1 |
Some high school (%) | 13.2 |
High school graduate (%) | 40.5 |
Some college (%) | 18.9 |
College graduate (%) | 11.3 |
Postgraduate degree (%) | 8.0 |
Age 55 in 1992 (%) | 4.7 |
Age 56 in 1992 (%) | 18.6 |
Age 57 in 1992 (%) | 17.7 |
Age 58 in 1992 (%) | 18.8 |
Age 59 in 1992 (%) | 17.5 |
Age 60 in 1992 (%) | 18.8 |
Foreign born (%) | 7.5 |
Years in U.S. (foreign born only)* | 2.0 |
Spouse union member (%) | 9.0 |
Involuntary job loss in last 5 years (%) | 8.5 |
Note:
Years in the U.S. were missing for a small number of cases and are represented by a dichotomous variable indicating missing years. This variable was not statistically significant in the insurance model.