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. 2014 Jul 5;16(12):1559–1566. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntu107

Table 1.

Details on Control Variables (N=528)

Variables Coding Mean (SD)
or %
Age Years 43.01 (2.78)
Gender Female (0) – male (1) 45%
T8 cigarette smoking Not at all (0) – 1.5 packs a day (6) 0.80 (1.55)
T8 being a professional No (0) – yes (1) 51%
T8 being a skilled worker No (0) – yes (1) 27%
T8 alcohol use Never (0) – every day (7) 3.53 (2.08)
T8 marijuana use Not at all (0) – every day (9) 1.11 (2.22)
T8 educational level Less than high school diploma (1) – doctoral degree or equivalent (6) 3.27 (1.29)
T8 physical diseases Number of diseases: 0 – 27 3.25 (2.55)
T5 unemployment 5 weeks or longer No (0) – yes (1) 9.5%
T6 unemployment 5 weeks or longer No (0) – yes (1) 8.3%
T7 unemployment 5 weeks or longer No (0) – yes (1) 5.7%
T2 family income Under $2,000 (0) – $50,000 or more (12) 8.81 (2.43)
T2 parental educational level Grade or years of schooling completed: 0 – 20 13.70 (2.49)
T2 depressive mood Not at all (0) – extremely (4) 1.09 (0.28)
T3 depressive mood Not at all (0) – extremely (4) 1.05 (0.64)
T4 depressive mood Not at all (0) – extremely (4) 1.12 (0.70)
T5 depressive mood Not at all (0) – extremely (4) 1.04 (0.71)
T6 depressive mood Not at all (0) – extremely (4) 0.88 (0.71)
T7 depressive mood Not at all (0) – extremely (4) 1.04 (0.77)
T8 depressive mood Not at all (0) – extremely (4) 0.91 (0.81)
T2 self-control False (1) – true (4) 2.78 (0.49)
T3 self-control False (1) – true (4) 2.77 (0.46)
T4 self-control False (1) – true (4) 2.84 (0.49)
T5 self-control False (1) – true (4) 2.99 (0.48)
T6 self-control False (1) – true (4) 3.20 (0.46)
T7 self-control False (1) – true (4) 3.11 (0.46)
T8 self-control False (1) – true (4) 3.12 (0.47)