Table 1.

Key Characteristics of Married Wisconsin Longitudinal Study (WLS) Female Graduates under Age 65 with Husbands <66 (N=655)

Characteristic	Overall Percent	Women, Husband <65	Women, Husband 65–66	Characteristic	Overall Percent	Women, Husband <65	Women, Husband 65–66
Total household income (US$)				Total number of chronic conditions
<30,000	14	15	12	None	37	37	38
30,000–45,000	14	14	15	One or more	63	63	62
45,000–60,000	15	15	16	Insurance status
60,000–75,000	14	14	14	Employer or private purchase	87	91	82
>75,000	38	36	41	Medicare+supplement	9	7	12
Missing	5	6	3	Medicare alone or with other public	1	1	2
Education				Other public	3	1	4
High school	57	56	57	Insurance status change
Some college or college degree	33	33	32	Any change in insurance	20	16	26
Postgraduate training	11	10	11	Insurance source
Percent not employed				Insurance from graduate's employer	37	34	40
Respondent	60	59	61	Insurance from spouse's employer	51	55	46
Spouse	54	48	61
Current smoker	11	11	11

Note: Bolded values indicate statistically significant difference between women with husbands <65 and women with husbands 65–66 (p<.05).