Table 1.
Descriptive statistics by gender and age group: Samples size (with percentages of total sample in parentheses) or, where indicated, means (with standard deviations in parentheses)
| Female 66–74 in 1992 (N = 12,190) | Female 75–84 in 1992 (N = 10,099) | Male 66–74 in 1992 (N = 11,349) | Male 75–84 in 1992 (N = 7,520) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Early-Life Conditions | ||||
| Father’s Nam-Powers SES score (mean and SD) | 49.37 (19.54) | 47.4 (18.19) | 49.0 (19.14) | 47.09 (17.96) |
| Father farmer | 3,556 (29.2) | 3,699 (36.6) | 3,434 (30.3) | 2,786 (37.1) |
| Father missing SES | 2,982 (24.5) | 2,416 (23.9) | 2,620 (23.1) | 1,754 (23.3) |
| Active LDS | 6,452 (52.9) | 5,525 (54.7) | 5,876 (51.8) | 4,219 (56.1) |
| Inactive LDS | 2,886 (23.7) | 2,883 (28.6) | 2,643 (23.3) | 1,843 (24.5) |
| Non-LDS | 2,852 (23.4) | 1,691 (16.7) | 2,830 (24.9) | 1,458 (19.4) |
| FEL bottom 25 % | 2,841 (23.3) | 2,335 (23.1) | 2,693 (23.7) | 1,640 (21.8) |
| FEL middle 50 % | 5,321 (43.7) | 4,525 (44.8) | 4,869 (42.9) | 3,648 (48.5) |
| FEL top 25 % | 2,662 (21.8) | 2,653 (26.3) | 2,554 (22.5) | 1,757 (23.4) |
| FEL missing | 1,366 (11.2) | 586 (5.8) | 1,233 (10.9) | 475 (6.3) |
| Mother died when ego age <18 | 721 (5.9) | 746 (7.4) | 682 (6.0) | 555 (7.4) |
| Mother died when ego age 18+ | 11,379 (93.4) | 9,255 (91.6) | 10,583 (93.3) | 6,906 (91.8) |
| Father died when ego age <18 | 1,060 (8.7) | 943 (9.3) | 951 (8.4) | 714 (9.5) |
| Father died when ego age 18+ | 11,040 (90.6) | 9,058 (89.7) | 10,314 (90.9) | 6,747 (89.7) |
| Both parents died before age 18 | 90 (0.7) | 98 (1) | 84 (0.7) | 59 (0.8) |
| Fertility History | ||||
| Children 1–2 | 3,004 (24.6) | 3,138 (31.1) | 2,533 (22.3) | 2,104 (28.0) |
| Children 3–5 | 6,798 (55.8) | 5,287 (52.4) | 6,605 (58.2) | 4,087 (54.4) |
| Children 6–8 | 2,061 (16.9) | 1,410 (14.0) | 1,934 (17.0) | 1,135 (15.1) |
| Children 9+ | 327 (2.7) | 264 (2.6) | 277 (2.4) | 194 (2.6) |
| Infant death (Y/N) | 730 (6.0) | 757 (7.5) | 637 (5.6) | 527 (7.0) |
| Short birth interval (Y/N) | 3,380 (27.7) | 2,238 (22.2) | 3,489 (30.7) | 1,707 (22.7) |
| Long birth interval (Y/N) | 5,201 (42.7) | 4,684 (46.4) | 4,568 (40.3) | 3,513 (46.7) |
| Mother/Father of twin | 580 (4.8) | 489 (4.8) | 486 (4.3) | 370 (4.9) |
| Age at first birth <18 | 391 (3.2) | 316 (3.1) | n/a | n/a |
| Age at first birth 18–24 | 8,590 (70.5) | 5,871 (58.1) | 5,815 (51.2) | 2,687 (35.7) |
| Age at first birth 25+ | 3,209 (26.3) | 3,912 (38.7) | 5,534 (48.8) | 4,833 (34.3) |
| Age at last birth 35–39 | 1,848 (15.2) | 3,105 (30.8) | 2,864 (25.2) | 2,188 (29.1) |
| Age at last birth ≥40 | 3,827 (31.4) | 2,369 (23.5) | 2,864 (25.2) | 2,995 (39.8) |
| Age (mean and SD) | 70.09 (2.57) | 79.00 (4.76) | 70.0 (2.56) | 78.6 (2.78) |
| Information From Utah Birth Certificatesa | ||||
| At least 1 high–birth weight baby | 668 (16.1) | 1,126 (18.8) | ||
| At least 1 low–birth weight baby | 283 (6.8) | 434 (7.0) | ||
| At least one preterm birth | 572 (13.8) | 942 (15.2) | ||
| Adult Measures | ||||
| Spouse alive at baseline | 9,523 (78.1) | 5,023 (49.7) | 10,913 (96.2) | 6,662 (88.6) |
a
Age 66–74 in 1992 with birth certificate data on all births, making this a select sample. Females are younger (average age = 69, range 66–74) and had to have their first birth after age 20 (1947 is the first year birth certificates are available). Males are younger and had to have their first birth after age 20.