Table 1.
Composition differences between complete wave data and analysis sample (%)
| HRS10 | HRS11 | HRS12 | Analysis | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Degree | No degree | 20 | 3 | 19 | 3 |
| GED | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | |
| High school diploma | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | |
| Two year college degree | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | |
| Four year college degree | 13 | 22 | 13 | 22 | |
| Master degree | 7 | 12 | 7 | 13 | |
| Professional degree | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Gender | Male | 42 | 41 | 42 | 42 |
| Female | 58 | 59 | 58 | 58 | |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Race | White/Caucasian | 72 | 87 | 72 | 90 |
| Black or African | 19 | 9 | 19 | 6 | |
| Other | 8 | 4 | 9 | 3 | |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| In couple | No | 41 | 27 | 37 | 25 |
| Yes | 59 | 73 | 63 | 75 | |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mean age | 66 | 65 | 67 | 65 | |
| Base (N) | 22034 | 4590 | 20556 | 3251 |