Table 2.
Estimated change in health between waves, by HRS cohort and by education group, two-person households, all years combined.
Lagged Asset Quintile | |||||
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1 (low) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 (high) | |
Age 51 to 61 in 1992 (HRS) | |||||
< HS | −3.79 | −3.55 | −3.96 | −2.91 | −3.69 |
HS | −3.61 | −3.63 | −3.80 | −3.88 | −2.92 |
Some college | −3.66 | −4.22 | −3.70 | −3.83 | −3.83 |
College or more | −4.28 | −3.38 | −3.89 | −3.75 | −3.38 |
Age 72–82 in 1995 (AHEAD) | |||||
< HS | −5.07 | −6.00 | −5.20 | −4.10 | −5.98 |
HS | −5.51 | −4.87 | −4.66 | −5.04 | −6.37 |
Some college | −2.49 | −7.28 | −5.37 | −3.65 | −4.02 |
College or more | −3.00 | −4.02 | −8.52 | −4.37 | −6.07 |
Age 65 to 75 in 1998 (CODA) | |||||
< HS | −3.52 | −4.45 | −4.52 | −2.34 | −2.79 |
HS | −3.33 | −4.19 | −3.23 | −4.28 | −4.22 |
Some college | −4.66 | −3.93 | −4.86 | −4.01 | −4.64 |
College or more | −3.31 | −3.77 | −6.29 | −3.35 | −4.47 |
Age 65+ in 1998 | |||||
< HS | −3.57 | −4.76 | −4.81 | −2.64 | −3.50 |
HS | −3.80 | −3.76 | −3.63 | −3.49 | −4.60 |
Some college | −4.41 | −4.02 | −4.78 | −3.18 | −3.73 |
College or more | −2.95 | −4.05 | −4.12 | −2.89 | −3.78 |