Table 1.

Descriptive statistics in the pooled sample and by race.

Characteristics	All (n = 1439)		Whites (n = 1439)		Blacks (n = 734)
	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
Age	75.14	6.67	75.37	6.82	74.91	6.49
Income *	4.59	2.49	5.63	2.49	3.49	1.96
Depressive Symptoms *	1.56	0.62	1.54	0.59	1.59	.65
	n	%	n	%	n	%
Gender *
Male	573	38.20	314	41.37	256	34.88
Female	927	61.80	445	58.63	478	65.12
Education *
Low	609	40.98	200	26.60	407	55.98
High	877	59.02	552	73.40	320	44.02
Married *
No	778	52.28	306	40.53	467	64.33
Yes	710	47.72	449	59.47	259	35.67
Smoking *
No	1342	89.59	698	92.08	638	87.04
Yes	156	10.41	60	7.92	95	12.96
Drinking *
No	1030	68.76	451	59.50	574	78.31
Yes	468	31.24	307	40.50	159	21.69
SRH Poor *
No	1322	88.37	694	91.80	622	84.86
Yes	174	11.63	62	8.20	111	15.14

Source: Religion, Aging, and Health Survey, 2001–2004. * p < 0.05.