Table 1.
Description of the sample, full sample and by age-62 full-time work status
| Full Sample | Working full-time at age 62 | Not working full-time at age 62 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome Variable | |||
| Depressive symptoms (Range: 0 – 8) | 1.08 ± 1.67 | 0.99 ± 1.57 | 1.17 ± 1.77 |
| Explanatory Variables | |||
| Time-independent Variables | |||
| Probability of working full-time at age 62 | 0.48 ± 0.39 | 0.63 ± 0.37 | 0.34 ± 0.37 |
| Age | 55.62 ± 3.23 | 55.91 ± 3.27 | 55.32 ± 3.15 |
| Male | 2105 (50) | 1218 (57) | 887 (43) |
| Married civil status | 3131 (74) | 1564 (73) | 1567 (75) |
| Non-White | 616 (15) | 279 (13) | 337 (16) |
| Educational attainment | |||
| Less than high school | 803 (19) | 403 (19) | 400 (19) |
| High school graduate or GED | 1594 (38) | 778 (36) | 816 (39) |
| Some college, college graduate, or more | 1844 (43) | 976 (45) | 868 (42) |
| Current smoker | 999 (24) | 480 (22) | 519 (25) |
| Obese | 955 (23) | 457 (21) | 498 (24) |
| Requires help with one or more BADL | 177 (4) | 76 (4) | 101 (5) |
| Wave 2 depressive symptoms | 0.99 ± 1.69 | 0.89 ± 1.58 | 1.10 ± 1.78 |
| Employed full-time | 3374 (80) | 1967 (91) | 1407 (68) |
| Household non-housing net worth | $162,522 ± $448,753 | $154,545 ± $413,931 | $170,779 ± $482,115 |
| Household income (respondent + spouse) | $53,461 ± $50,299 | $53,217 ± $46,429 | $53,712 ± $54,019 |
| Time-dependent Variables | |||
| Change in household non-housing net worth | $111,889 ± $780,710 | $110,412 ± $990,499 | $113,418 ± $475,544 |
| Self-rated health at age 62 | |||
| Poor | 175 (4) | 47 (2) | 128 (6) |
| Fair | 608 (14) | 272 (13) | 336 (16) |
| Good | 1322 (31) | 702 (32) | 620 (30) |
| Very good | 1470 (35) | 768 (36) | 702 (34) |
| Excellent | 666 (16) | 368 (17) | 298 (14) |
| Spouse is employed (respondent is age 62) | 965 (23) | 583 (27) | 382 (18) |
| N | 4,241 | 2,157 | 2,084 |
For continuous variables, table values represent mean ± standard deviation; for categorical variable, table values represent number and percent.