Table 1.

Means at Baseline for all Variables by Union Outcome (Single in 1998)

Variable	Cohabit		Marry		Remain Single
	M	SE	M	SE	M	SE
Demographic characteristics
Female	0.42a		0.53b		0.72
Non-white	0.16a		0.18		0.26
Age	58.06a	0.55	59.76b	0.67	63.32	0.18
Divorced	0.67a		0.59b		0.39
Never married	0.09c		0.01b		0.14
Widowed (Ref.)	0.24a,c		0.40		0.47
Economic resources
Less than high school	0.17a		0.19b		0.30
High school (Ref.)	0.40		0.36		0.34
More than high school	0.43		0.45		0.36
Household income (USD)	39,875a	3,671	38,728b	3,707	29,748	1,323
Household assets (USD)	12,5782	24,832	134,253	30,389	111,854	7,768
Own home	0.52		0.61		0.57
Employed	0.65a		0.61b		0.41
Not employed (Ref.)	0.35a		0.39b		0.59
Social security receipt	0.26a		0.32b		0.56
Pension	0.20		0.28		0.29
Private health insurance	0.71c		0.81b		0.61
Health
ADL limitation (1 or more)	0.06a		0.05b		0.18
Excellent or very good health	0.55a		0.48b		0.36
No alcohol consumption	0.46a,c		0.68		0.73
Social support
Give assistance	0.51a		0.52b		0.27
Receive assistance	0.22a		0.26b		0.40
Religiosity	2.18a,c	0.06	2.63	0.06	2.52	0.02
Relatives in neighborhood	0.23		0.16b		0.30
N	137		147		3,452

Note: The analyses used survey weights to correct for sampling design.

Ref. = reference category; ADL = activities of daily living.

^aSignificant difference between those who entered cohabitation and those who remained single (p < .05).

^bSignificant difference between those who married and those who remained single (p < .05).

^cSignificant difference between those who entered cohabitation and those who married (p < .05).