TABLE 1—
Characteristics of the Study Sample: National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project; United States; Waves 1 (2005–2006) and 2 (2010–2011)
| Variable | Range | % (No.) or Mean ±SD | % Observeda |
| Became depressed between W1 and W2 | 0 or 1 | 9.97 (195) | 97.30b |
| Annual percentage receiving notices | 1 to 3 | 100.00 | |
| Decrease | −0.002 to −0.000 | 20.77 (483) | |
| No change or small increase | 0 to 0.0003 | 42.23 (983) | |
| Large increase | 0.0003 to 0.009 | 37.00 (861) | |
| Annual percentage auctioned | 1 to 3 | 100.00 | |
| Decrease | −0.002 to −0.000 | 13.98 (325) | |
| No change or small increase | 0 to 0.001 | 44.73 (1041) | |
| Large increase | 0.001 to 0.018 | 41.29 (961) | |
| Annual percentage REO | 1 to 3 | 96.99 | |
| Decrease | −0.192 to −0.000 | 9.77 (222) | |
| No change or small increase | 0 to 0.029 | 46.18 (1047) | |
| Large increase | 0.029 to 1.731 | 44.05 (999) | |
| Judicial foreclosure process | 0 or 1 | 42.57 (991) | 100.00 |
| Change in tract % poor | −28.28 to 25.64 | 1.97 ±5.66 | |
| Change in neighborhood disorderc | −3 to 3 | 0.06 ±0.64 | |
| Female | 0 or 1 | 52.19 (1215) | 100.00 |
| Race/ethnicity | 1 to 3 | 99.56 | |
| White | 83.47 (1936) | ||
| Non-Hispanic Black | 9.52 (221) | ||
| Hispanic | 7.01 (162) | ||
| Age, y | 1 to 3 | 100.00 | |
| 63–69 | 45.01 (1048) | ||
| 70–79 | 35.67 (830) | ||
| 80–90 | 19.32 (450) | ||
| Education | 1 to 4 | 100.00 | |
| < high school | 15.79 (368) | ||
| High school | 25.49 (593) | ||
| Some college | 31.96 (744) | ||
| ≥ bachelor’s degree | 26.76 (623) | ||
| Change in log of assets | −6.99 to 10.82 | −0.04 ±1.42 | 46.09 |
| Unemployed (W2) | 0 or 1 | 2.14 (50) | 99.77 |
| Moved between W1 and W2 | 0 or 1 | 21.92 (510) | 100.00 |
| Partner transitions between W1 and W2 | 1 to 4 | 100.00 | |
| Stayed partnered | 62.81 (1462) | ||
| Gained partner | 1.67 (39) | ||
| Lost partner | 8.98 (209) | ||
| Stayed unpartnered | 26.54 (618) | ||
| Transitions in ADL limitations | 1 to 3 | 100.00 | |
| None, W1 and W2 | 77.86 (1812) | ||
| W1 and W2 | 2.83 (66) | ||
| New limitations in W2 | 19.30 (449) |
Note. ADL = activities of daily living; REO = real-estate–owned; W1 = wave 1; W2 = wave 2. The total weighted sample was n = 2261.
Calculated as 100 × (observed/2261), where 2261 is the total number of returning respondents.
Calculated on the basis of the number of cases where depression scores at W1 and W2 could be determined (2200/2261).
The disorder scale comprised 2 items: (1) How well kept is the building in which the respondent lives? and (2) How well kept are most of the buildings on the street (1 block, both sides) where the respondent lives? Possible responses were very poorly kept (needs major repairs), poorly kept (needs minor repairs), fairly well kept (needs cosmetic work), and very well kept. The scale ranges from 0 to 3 at both W1 and W2, and change scores accordingly range from –3 to 3.