Table 1.

Weighted Means and Proportions of Study Variables Among Older Black Men in the HRS (N = 593)^a

Variable	Mean	SD
Self-rated health	2.924	(.057)
Stressors
Everyday discrimination	1.885	(.057)
Major discrimination	1.134	(.076)
Chronic stressors	3.308	(.114)
Traumatic events	1.176	(.063)
Stressful life events	0.567	(.044)
Financial strain	2.425	(.054)
Cumulative stressors
High risk on 1 or no stressors	0.375
High risk on 2 stressors	0.228
High risk on stressors	0.194
High risk on 4 or more stressors	0.203
Coping resources
Positive social support	3.031	(.034)
Mastery	4.800	(.055)
Optimism	4.621	(.061)
Religiosity	5.197	(.074)
Frequency of prayer	4.330	(.105)
Controls
Age	62.225	(.373)
Education	12.203	(.138)
Income (Ln)	10.016	(.115)
Wealth (Ln)	6.740	(.414)
Married	0.629
Measures from 2012	0.514

Note: 2010–2012 Health and Retirement Study. HRS = Health and Retirement Study.

^aMeans for dummy variables can be interpreted as the proportion of the sample coded 1 on that indicator.