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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 May 8.
Published in final edited form as: J Aging Health. 2011 Sep 28;24(1):141–167. doi: 10.1177/0898264311422743

Correlation Matrix of Study Variables

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
1. Died, 2003 1
2. Years alive −0.759 1
3. Perceived
 work
 trajectories,
 1967-77
−0.096 0.073 1
4. Black, 1967 0.121 −0.092 −0.147 1
5. Age, 1967 0.142 −0.111 −0.044 −0.006 1
6. Education,
 1967
−0.118 0.075 0.275 −0.312 −0.070 1
7. South, 1967 0.055 −0.047 −0.015 0.405 −0.029 −0.245 1
8. External locus
 of control,
 1969
−0.030 0.016 0.120 −0.160 −0.067 0.200 −0.056 1
9. Clerical, 1967 −0.057 0.047 0.110 −0.290 −0.067 0.198 −0.163 0.128 1
10. Sales, 1967 0.016 0.009 −0.030 −0.111 0.015 0.023 −0.068 −0.011 0.159 1
11. Craft,
 operative,
 laborers,
 farm, 1967
0.046 −0.053 −0.118 0.053 0.013 −0.294 0.056 −0.116 −0.361 −0.126 1
12. Private
 household,
 1967
0.056 −0.057 −0.102 0.408 0.042 −0.310 0.265 −0.113 −0.209 −0.073 −0.165 1
13. Service, 1967 0.057 −0.009 −0.059 0.190 −0.004 −0.173 0.051 −0.024 −0.305 −0.106 −0.241 −0.139 1
14. Full-time,
 1967
0.034 −0.031 0.031 0.032 0.064 0.018 0.064 −0.005 −0.063 −0.067 0.121 −0.163 0.061 1
15. Occupational
 prestige,
 1967-77
0.005 −0.013 0.140 0.050 −0.004 −0.023 0.016 −0.011 −0.168 −0.010 0.121 0.100 0.159 0.018 1
16. Unemployed,
 1967-77
0.039 −0.021 −0.131 0.091 −0.104 −0.181 0.057 −0.024 −0.087 −0.021 0.180 0.029 0.048 0.021 −0.007 1
17. Self-rated
 health,
 1967
−0.121 0.088 0.161 −0.176 −0.087 0.312 −0.131 0.162 0.124 0.039 −0.117 −0.187 −0.054 −0.004 −0.032 −0.076 1
18. Health
 limitations,
 1967
0.094 −0.067 −0.087 0.011 0.080 −0.122 −0.010 −0.050 −0.070 0.018 0.040 0.053 0.053 −0.064 0.028 0.031 −0.382 1
19. Divorced,
 1967
0.079 −0.075 −0.069 0.188 −0.001 −0.127 0.045 −0.058 −0.050 −0.049 0.029 0.043 0.114 0.152 0.002 0.044 −0.030 0.027 1
20. Widowed,
 1967
0.014 −0.004 −0.019 0.089 0.069 −0.032 0.046 −0.062 −0.048 0.016 0.006 0.068 0.011 −0.027 −0.006 −0.003 −0.043 −0.017 −0.065 1
21. Never
 married,
 1967
0.023 −0.004 0.015 0.044 −0.057 0.074 0.005 −0.005 −0.021 −0.032 −0.012 0.002 0.001 0.108 0.052 −0.047 0.003 −0.010 −0.099 −0.044 1
22. Divorced,
 1968-2003
−0.024 0.055 −0.045 0.043 −0.155 −0.004 0.013 0.021 −0.020 0.002 −0.015 −0.003 0.049 −0.022 −0.006 0.079 −0.018 0.043 −0.169 −0.075 −0.113 1
23. Number of
 children,
 1967
−0.016 0.023 −0.114 0.229 0.006 −0.293 0.133 −0.098 −0.158 −0.009 0.067 0.215 0.088 −0.161 −0.013 0.138 −0.153 0.075 0.007 0.040 −0.254 0.091 1
24. Personal
 income,
 1967
0.007 −0.020 0.131 −0.062 0.080 0.306 −0.085 0.058 0.079 −0.101 −0.031 −0.179 −0.139 0.441 −0.022 −0.155 0.144 −0.109 0.117 0.008 0.208 −0.045 −0.332 1
25. Household
 wealth,
 1967
−0.073 0.063 0.060 −0.230 0.064 0.205 −0.084 0.097 0.075 −0.101 −0.065 −0.126 −0.078 −0.018 0.001 −0.065 0.131 −0.061 −0.108 −0.001 0.005 −0.046 −0.099 0.033 1