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. 2017 Jun 1;72(Suppl 1):S125–S130. doi: 10.1093/gerona/glx036

Table 1.

Baseline Socio-Demographic Characteristics by Wave 2 Depressive Symptoms

Any/None Depressive Symptoms
Any (N = 886) None (N = 1,817)
Age, N (%)
 60–64 165 (27.82) 428 (72.2)
 65–69 168 (30.6) 383 (69.5)
 70–74 168 (31.5) 365 (68.5)
 75–79 177 (36.8) 304 (63.2)
 80+ 208 (38.2) 337 (61.8)
Sex, N (%)
 Female 581 (36.8) 997 (63.2)
 Male 305 (27.1) 820 (72.9)
Education, N (%)
 0 71 (42.3) 97 (57.7)
 1–6 337 (32.4) 702 (67.6)
 7–12 280 (30.2) 648 (69.8)
 13–16 171 (35.2) 315 (64.8)
 17+ 24 (33.8) 47 (66.2)
Income, N (%)
 $0–$4,999 301 (34.1) 583 (66.0)
 $5,000–$9,999 480 (34.0) 932 (66.0)
 $10,000–$14,999 69 (27.0) 187 (73.1)
 $15,000 and over 28 (22.8) 95 (77.2)
Marital status
 Married 582 (30.3) 1,336 (69.7)
 Not married 304 (38.7) 481 (61.3)
Number of children, N (%)
 0 37 (31.0) 65 (63.7)
 1–2 343 (31.8) 735 (68.2)
 3 or more 505 (33.3) 1,014 (66.8)
Years in the United States, N (%)
 0–10 221 (31.0) 492 (69.0)
 11–20 277 (32.0) 588 (68.0)
 21–30 225 (33.7) 442 (66.3)
 31 or more 160 (35.8) 287 (64.2)
Country of origin, N (%)
 China 822 (32.6) 1,703 (67.5)
 Not China 64 (36.0) 114 (64.0)