Table 1. Descriptive Statistics for All Analytic Variables.
| Variable | Mean/Percentagea | Range |
|---|---|---|
| Sociodemographic Variables | ||
| Female | 52% | |
| Age | 47.13 (13.07) |
25 – 74 |
| Race/Ethnicity | ||
| White | 83% | |
| Black | 7% | |
| Latino | 5% | |
| Other Race/Ethnicity | 5% | |
| Respondent Educationb | ||
| < 12 years | 9% | |
| 12 years | 29% | |
| 13 – 15 years | 31% | |
| 16+ years | 30% | |
| Parents' Educationb | ||
| < 12 years | 22% | |
| 12 years | 31% | |
| > 12 years | 31% | |
| Missing data | 17% | |
| Receipt of Welfare in Childhood | 6% | |
| Biological Parents Together in Childhood | 76% | |
| Household Income (in $10,000 units) | 5.43 (4.77) |
0 – 30 |
| Functional Health | 2.58 (2.89) |
0 – 9 |
| Marital Statusb | ||
| Married | 64% | |
| Never Married | 11% | |
| Widowed | 18% | |
| Divorced/Separated | 6% | |
| Employed | 72% | |
| History of Sexual Assaultb,c | ||
| First incident before the age of 18 | 4% | |
| First incident after the age of 18 | 2% | |
| No reported history | 34% | |
| Missing data | 60% | |
| Profiles of Psychological and Physical Violence from Mothers | ||
| Neither Physical nor Psychological | 37% | |
| One Type of Violence Only | ||
| Rare Physical Only | 11% | |
| Rare Psychological Only | 9% | |
| Frequent Physical Only | 2% | |
| Frequent Psychological Only | 3% | |
| Both Types of Violence | ||
| Rare Physical and Rare Psychological | 15% | |
| Rare Physical and Frequent Psychological | 6% | |
| Frequent Physical and Rare Psychological | 3% | |
| Frequent Physical and Frequent Psychological | 14% | |
| Profiles of Psychological and Physical Violence from Fathersb | ||
| Neither Physical nor Psychological | 35% | |
| One Type of Violence Only | ||
| Rare Physical Only | 8% | |
| Rare Psychological Only | 11% | |
| Frequent Physical Only | 4% | |
| Frequent Psychological Only | 1% | |
| Both Types of Violence | ||
| Rare Physical and Rare Psychological | 15% | |
| Rare Physical and Frequent Psychological | 8% | |
| Frequent Physical and Rare Psychological | 2% | |
| Frequent Physical and Frequent Psychological | 16% | |
| Mental Health | ||
| Negative Affect | 1.56 (0.63) |
1 – 5 |
| Psychological Well-Being | 5.52 (0.79) |
1 – 7 |
Note: Data are from the 1995-2005 National Survey of Midlife in the U.S. (MIDUS).
a
Percentages are reported for categorical variables, and means are reported for continuous variables with standard deviations reported in parentheses below.
b
Percentages do not sum to 100 because of rounding error.
c
This measure was only included in the 10-year follow-up of the survey in 2005.