Table 1.
Combined MoVIES–MYHAT Sample: Educational Level by Birth Cohort
| Birth Cohort | Education | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <High School Graduate | High School Graduate | >High School Graduate | Total | % From MYHAT Cohort | |
| n (row %) | n (row %) | n (row %) | |||
| 1882–1901 | 27 (58.70%) | 8 (17.39%) | 11 (23.91%) | 46 | 0 |
| 1902–1911 | 244 (61.00%) | 62 (15.50%) | 94 (23.50%) | 400 | 3.00% |
| 1912–1921 | 505 (36.41%) | 546 (39.37%) | 336 (24.22%) | 1,387 | 23.4% |
| 1922–1931 | 159 (14.79%) | 506 (47.07%) | 410 (38.14%) | 1,075 | 86.3% |
| 1932–1943 | 47 (6.55%) | 307 (42.76%) | 364 (50.70%) | 718 | 100.0% |
Notes: Birth cohort 1882–1901 was not used in the subsequent analysis due to small sample size. MoVIES = Monongahela Valley Independent Elders Study; MYHAT = Monongahela-Youghiogheny Healthy Aging Team study.