Table 1.
Marital Status of Couples in each Year of the Study (n = 373)
| Year 1 | Year 3 | Year 7 | Year 16 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marital Status | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) |
| Married | 373 (100) | 304 (81.5) | 242 (64.9) | 183 (49.1) |
| White American | 174 (100) | 155 (89.1) | 135 (77.6) | 108 (62.1) |
| Black American | 199 (100) | 149 (74.9) | 107 (53.8) | 75 (37.7) |
| Divorced/Separated | 52 (13.9) | 108 (29.0) | 172 (46.1) | |
| White American | 16 (9.2) | 35 (20.1) | 63 (36.2) | |
| Black American | 36 (18.1) | 73 (36.7) | 109 (54.8) | |
| Ineligible | 14 (3.8) | |||
| White American | 3 (1.7) | |||
| Black American | 11 (5.5) | |||
| Unknown | 17 (4.6) | 23 (6.2) | 4 (1.1) | |
| White American | 3 (1.7) | 4 (2.3) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Black American | 14 (7.0) | 19 (9.5) | 4 (2.0) |
Note: Ineligible respondents were deceased/widowed or severely ill. There were 4 couples who were separated or divorced in Year 14, but remarried their Year 1 spouse by Year 16. Percentages were calculated by taking the number of participants in the particular category over the number of participants in the first year (e.g., Total, White American, or Black American).
n = 373 represents the total number of couples.