Table 1a.

Descriptive Statistics (n=953 Husbands; 953 Wives), Tests of Gender Differences and Correlation Within Couples

Variables	Range	Husbands			Wives			t-test p-value	Correlation
		Mean/Freq	SD/%	% Missing	Mean/Freq	SD/%	% Missing
Marital Conflict Scale	1 to 4	2.36	0.68	0.10%	2.26	0.69	0.10%	.000***	.30***
Non-Hispanic White	0 or 1	728	76.47%	0.10%	741	78.00%	0.10%	.133	.81***
College, BA or More	0 or 1	542	56.87%	0%	561	58.87%	0%	.256	.40***
Age	36 to 99	72.27	7.35	0%	68.79	8.06	0%	.000***	.70***
Poor or Fair Physical Health	0 or 1	251	26.37%	0.10%	228	23.95%	0.10%	.188	.15***
Poor or Fair Mental Health	0 or 1	103	10.82%	0.10%	130	13.66%	0.10%	.050	.08*
Years Living Together	0 to 73	39.44	15.73	4.82%	39.66	15.46	3.78%	.151	.97***
Married (vs. Cohabiting)	0 or 1	913	95.80%	0%	910	95.49%	0%	.318	.89***

Note: Marital conflict scale constructed from three items: how often partner gets on respondent’s nerves, makes too many demands or criticizes. Physical and mental health based on self-reports. Frequency and percentage presented if variable is dichotomous.

^*p < .05.

^**p < .01.

^***p < .001