Table 1.
Descriptive Characteristics of the Sample (n=1,180)
| M (SD) or Proportion | Overall | |
|---|---|---|
| Age, in years | 54.52 (11.65) | |
| Race | White | 0.78 |
| Non-White | 0.22 | |
| Education | HS degree or less | 0.28 |
| Some College | 0.29 | |
| College Degree+ | 0.43 | |
| Sex | Male | 0.44 |
| Female | 0.57 | |
| Site of Data Collection | West Coast | 0.34 |
| Midwest | 0.44 | |
| East Coast | 0.22 | |
| Smoking | Past smoker | 0.33 |
| Currently smokes | 0.15 | |
| Never smoked | 0.52 | |
| Physical Activity Drinking | Weighted hours of exercise/week | 3.53 (6.01) |
| Light drinker | 0.35 | |
| Moderate drinker | 0.52 | |
| Heavy drinker | 0.14 | |
| Adult Social Support (possible range: 1 – 4) | 3.44 (0.49) | |
| Adult Social Strain (possible range: 1 – 4) | 2.02 (0.48) | |
| Total Early Life Adversity (possible range: 0 – 6) | 1.02 (1.05) | |
| Socioeconomic ELA (possible range: 0 – 3) | 0.45 (0.70) | |
| On welfare in childhood | 0.09 | |
| Parents low education | 0.25 | |
| Perceived low SES in childhood | 0.11 | |
| Parental death before age 18 | 0.08 | |
| Parental divorce before age 18 | 0.14 | |
| Physical abuse by parents | 0.19 | |
| Allostatic Load, sum of dysregulation | 1.77 (1.05) | |