Table 2.
Current Labor Force, Family, and Other Circumstances in 2004
| Men (N = 3,238) |
Women (N = 3,778) |
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| Mean | (SD) | Min | Max | Dist. | Mean | (SD) | Min | Max | Dist. | |
| Labor Force Circumstances in 2004 | ||||||||||
| Currently Employed (1=Yes) | 0.51 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.41 | 0.00 | 1.00 | ||||
| Retired: Completely (1=Yes) | 0.46 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.52 | 0.00 | 1.00 | ||||
| Retired: Partly (1=Yes) | 0.27 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.19 | 0.00 | 1.00 | ||||
| Retired: Not at All (1=Yes) | 0.27 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.28 | 0.00 | 1.00 | ||||
| Pension Plan on Current/Last Job (1=Yes) | 0.50 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.43 | 0.00 | 1.00 | ||||
| Health Insurance at Current/Last Job (1=Yes) | 0.53 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.42 | 0.00 | 1.00 | ||||
| Occupation Earnings of Current/Last Job | 38.84 | (20.21) | 4.49 | 87.60 |  |
24.56 | (18.12) | 3.70 | 82.90 |  |
| Family Circumstances in 2004 | ||||||||||
| Current Spouse: None (1=Yes) | 0.14 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.27 | 0.00 | 1.00 | ||||
| Current Spouse: Not Employed (1=Yes) | 0.47 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.45 | 0.00 | 1.00 | ||||
| Current Spouse: Employed (1=Yes) | 0.39 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.28 | 0.00 | 1.00 | ||||
| Current Spouse: Excellent/Good Health (1=Yes) | 0.74 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.59 | 0.00 | 1.00 | ||||
| Current Spouse: Fair/Poor/Very Poor Health (1=Yes) | 0.12 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.13 | 0.00 | 1.00 | ||||
| Number of Children | 2.92 | (1.64) | 0.00 | 10.00 |  |
3.13 | (1.77) | 0.00 | 10.00 |  |
| Health in 2004 | ||||||||||
| Self-Assessed Health (1=Good, Fair, or Poor) | 0.36 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.35 | 0.00 | 1.00 | ||||
| Activity Limiting Condition (1=Yes) | 0.25 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.27 | 0.00 | 1.00 | ||||
Note: WLS sample restricted to graduates who responded to the 1975, 1993, and 2004 telephone surveys. Distributions of continuous variables are shown in the “Dist.” column. Missing values imputed using chained equations in Stata. All estimates are weighted to account for non-random sample attrition. See text for variable descriptions.