Table 1.

Descriptive Characteristics of Study Sample by Sex and Relationship Type

	Men				Women
	Same- Sex	Opposite- Sex, Married	Opposite- Sex, Unmarried	p value	Same- Sex	Opposite- Sex, Married	Opposite- Sex, Unmarried	p value
Family core respondents (n)	698	131,841	5,403		630	114,945	4,346
Age				<.001				<.001
50–64	79.7	60.8	75.8		85.9	65.3	79.4
65–74	12.8	24.0	16.8		10.2	23.0	14.9
75+	7.5	15.2	7.5		4.0	11.7	5.8
Race/Ethnicity				<.001				<.001
White	87.3	82.3	74.1		86.8	83.4	76.8
Black	4.4	6.8	14.6		7.0	6.1	11.4
Hispanic	5.7	7.0	8.9		3.8	6.5	8.7
Other/Multiple Races	2.7	3.9	2.4		2.4	4.0	3.1
Educational attainment				<.001				<.001
Less than high school	7.0	15.9	19.9		8.1	13.7	18.8
High school graduate	18.3	27.9	33.4		18.1	34.8	34.5
Some college or technical school	26.3	23.0	23.3		26.3	25.2	26.0
College graduate	45.9	30.4	19.4		46.3	23.5	17.8
Missing	2.5	2.8	4.1		1.2	2.7	2.8
Family income relative to FPL				<.001				<.001
<100%	4.0	5.0	10.7		4.1	4.7	9.9
100–199%	8.6	14.2	19.7		11.6	14.4	19.7
200–399%	21.8	30.8	27.6		23.2	31.5	29.0
>400%	65.6	50.1	41.9		61.1	49.4	41.5
Employment Status				<.001				<.001
Not in labor force	37.3	44.8	42.0		32.7	55.5	44.9
Currently working	61.1	54.2	57.0		66.2	43.4	54.3
Missing	1.5	1.0	1.0		1.1	1.1	0.9
Child <18 years in household	5.3	15.8	16.5	<.001	11.5	10.3	9.9	0.522
Poor/Fair Health	14.8	17.7	24.0	<.001	13.7	16.5	22.9	<.001
Needs help with ADLs	2.1	2.4	2.6	0.549	2.5	2.3	2.8	0.196
Needs help with IADLs	2.8	3.6	4.0	0.174	4.2	4.6	5.5	0.051
Sample adults (n)	287	48,110	2,001		237	44,188	1,709
Difficulty with physical functions	38.7	42.9	44.8	0.129	50.0	49.7	53.6	0.022
Any chronic conditions	50.3	58.9	56.9	0.011	42.0	53.0	54.4	0.007
Psychological distress symptoms	11.5	7.4	12.7	<.001	11.9	10.3	19.8	<.001

Notes: FPL = federal poverty level.