Table 2.

Probability of Nursing Home Admission at Ages 70, 80 and 90 Among Husbands and Wives, by Spousal vital Status and Number of Children, Health and Retirement Study 1998–2006^a

	Husbands				Wives
	70 years	80 years	90 years	N	70 years	80 years	90 years	N
Spouse died, 1998–2006
0–1 child	0.32	0.64	0.85	103	0.18	0.32	0.82	170
2 children	0.10	0.31	0.64	84	0.11	0.31	0.66	190
3+ children	0.04	0.23	0.68	175	0.06	0.21	0.65	341
Spouse alive, 1998–2006
0–1 child	0.07	0.21	0.54	344	0.07	0.25	0.74	264
2 children	0.01	0.17	0.71	479	0.03	0.18	0.65	394
3+ children	0.02	0.18	0.58	931	0.02	0.20	0.72	757

Notes: ^aNumber of children is measured in 1998.