TABLE 1.

Measures of Marital History, Health and Covariates, 1992 Health and Retirement Study ^a

Measure	Mean (SD) or Percent
Marital History: Entire Sample (N = 8,809)
Current Marital Status
Married	74.7
Continuously Married	55.0
Remarried	19.7
Previously Married	21.5
Never Married	3.8
Previous Marital Transitions
Continuously Married	55.0
Currently Remarried
Divorced	13.9
Widowed	2.1
Two or More Disruptions	3.7
Previously Married
Divorced	10.0
Widowed	5.3
Two or More Disruptions	6.2
Never Married	3.8
Marital History: Continuously Married (N = 4,841)b
Marital Durations
Age at Marriage	22.8 (5.1)
Years Married	33.2 (5.9)
Marital History: Ever Disrupted (N = 3,473)b
Marital Durations c
Age at Marriage	21.7 (5.0)
Years Married	24.8 (9.6)
Years Disrupted	9.5 (8.3)
Percent of Years Disrupted	28.3 (24.2)
Health and Covariates: Entire Sample
Number of Chronic Conditions (0–6)	.80 (.92)
Number of Mobility Limitations (0–5) d	1.0 (1.4)
Self-rated health (1–5)
Excellent	21.9
Very Good	28.2
Good	27.9
Fair	14.1
Poor	7.9
Depression Index e (1–4)	1.45 (.43)
Age	55.5 (3.2)
Male	45.1
Race-Ethnicity
White	73.5
Black	17.3
Hispanic	9.2
Years of Education	12.1 (3.2)
Long-term Condition	2.5

^aSample includes white, black, and Hispanic age-eligible, non-proxy respondents not cohabiting at the time of the interview who provided complete information about marital transitions. Figures are unweighted.

^bRespondents missing information about the beginning and end dates of any marriage are excluded.

^cYears married includes years spent in all marriages. Years disrupted is the total number of years between first marriage and the interview that the respondent spent disrupted.

^d3% of cases missing information.

^eHigher values indicate more depressive symptoms.