Table 3.
Covariate and Health Outcome Descriptives
| % | (SE) | %/Mean | (SE) | Range | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Covariates measured at age 18 (n = 9,831) | Covariates measured during adulthood (n = 9,831) | |||||
| Gendera | Ever married (ages 19/20 to 29/30)a | |||||
| Female | 51.5% | (0.574) | No | 29.8% | (0.535) | |
| Male | 48.5% | (0.574) | Yes | 70.2% | (0.535) | |
| Race/ethnicity | Ever graduate from 4-year college (ages 19/20 to 29/30)a | |||||
| Black | 12.6% | (0.491) | No | 65.1% | (0.533) | |
| Hispanic | 3.1% | (0.254) | Yes | 34.9% | (0.533) | |
| White | 78.5% | (0.568) | Any income from welfare/unemployment (ages 35-45) | |||
| Other | 4.7% | (0.269) | No | 79.9% | (0.471) | |
| Missing | 1.1% | Yes | 18.3% | (0.453) | ||
| Average parental education | Missing | 1.8% | ||||
| No college education | 47.3% | (0.574) | Average 30-day cigarette smoking frequency (ages 35-45) | |||
| At least some college education | 47.4% | (0.569) | Average frequency measure | 3.3 | (0.085) | 0-40 |
| Missing | 5.3% | Missing indicator measure | 1.6% | |||
| Religious commitment | Average 30-day alcohol use frequency (ages 35-45) | |||||
| High | 38.1% | (0.555) | Average frequency measure | 1.5 | (0.018) | 0-12 |
| Medium | 31.4% | (0.534) | Missing indicator measure | 1.8% | ||
| Low | 28.5% | (0.510) | ||||
| Missing | 2.0% | Health outcomes measured at age 50 (n = 9,620 to 9,638) | ||||
| Binge drinking (age 18) | Respiratory health problems (2+)b | 18.2% | (0.453) | |||
| None | 56.3% | (0.566) | Cognitive health problems (any)b | 44.8% | (0.574) | |
| Any | 37.3% | (0.542) | Overall poor physical health | 13.5% | (0.394) | |
| Missing | 6.4% | Physical illness visits (any)c | 50.1% | (0.579) | ||
| Past 30-day cigarette smoking (age 18) | Psychological problem visits (any)c | 10.1% | (0.336) | |||
| None | 65.9% | (0.537) | Psychiatric problem (any)d | 10.7% | (0.343) | |
| Any | 31.8% | (0.525) | Alcohol problem (any)d | 2.3% | (0.171) | |
| Missing | 2.3% | Drug problem (any)d | 1.3% | (0.126) | ||
Notes: Ns provided are unweighted; all estimates have been weighted using attrition weights. SE=standard error (SE not reported for missing dummy terms).
a
No missing data for these covariates.
b
Within the past 30 days at age 50.
c
Within the past 12 months at age 50.
d
Within individual's lifetime.