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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Soc Sci Med. 2016 Jul 28;166:137–149. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2016.07.035

Table 1.

Descriptions, Weighted Means, and Standard Deviations of Key Variables (N = 938).a

Proportion or Weighted Meana Standard Deviation
Elevated CRP W2 (1 = yes) .31 .46
Elevated CRP W1 (1 = yes) .20 .40
Bridging kin W1 (1 = yes) .21 .41
Female W1 .52 .50
Age (divided by 10) W1 6.77 0.73
Race
  White .83 .38
  African American .10 .30
  Other race .07 .26
Hispanic .10 .30
Partner status
  Married .72 .45
  Separated/divorced .09 .29
  Widowed .18 .38
  Never married .01 .10
Education
  Less than high school .16 .37
  High school or equivalent .27 .44
  Some college .34 .47
  Bachelor’s or more .24 .43
Chronic conditions (0–9) W1 2.26 1.54
Currently smokes W1 .12 .32
Obese W1 .37 .48
Depressive Symptoms CES-D W1
(α = .80) (Range: −.60 −2.34)
−0.05 0.54
Medication count (0–20) 5.17 3.82
Network size (2–7) W1 4.41 1.42
Average closeness to alters W1
(1–4)
3.14 0.45
Average frequency of interaction with
alters W1 (1–8)
6.77 0.73
Proportion of kin in network W1 .73 .22
Family relationship quality W1
(α = .67) (Range: 1–3)
2.50 0.54
a

Estimates are weighted using NSHAP Wave 1 respondent level weights (adjusted for age and urbanicity, and attrition and selection at Wave 2). Estimates are calculated for all respondents who have non-missing data on key variables in the final model, and who have at least two kin network members.