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. 2017 Oct 25;74(5):785–795. doi: 10.1093/geronb/gbx127

Table 1.

Correlational Matrix for the Study Variables

M or % SD Range 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14.
1. Age 71.7 8.3 60–102
2. Female gender 50% −.05**
3. Years of education 8.6 4.8 0–18 −.21** .09**
4. Childhood conditions 1.0 1.1 0–3 −.03 −.08** −.22**
5. Current money problems 1.5 1.1 0–3 −.09** .07** −.16** .15**
6. Depressive symptoms 3.2 3.4 0–15 −.02 .11** −.12** .16** .26**
7. Self-reported health 1.4 1.0 0–4 −.03 −.08 −.21** −.18** −.23** −.35**
Overall complexity
8. 1970 U.S. Census 3.5 2.0 0–10 −.02 −.08** .53** −.14** −.13** −.12** .17**
9. 2001 O*Net 2.0 1.0 0–5 .01 −.03 .45** −.13** −.11** −.08** .16** .76**
Complexity with data
10. 1970 U.S. Census 2.3 2.0 0–6 −.02 −.12** .45** −.12** −.10** −.11** .16** .82** .68**
11. 1977 DOT 2.4 2.1 0–6 −.01 −.09** .38** −.08** −.09** −.10** .15** .76** .63** .94**
12. 2000 DOT 2.2 2.1 0–6 .01 −.04* .42** −.12** −.11** −.08** .14** .76** .74** .71** .68**
Complexity with people
13. 1970 U.S. Census 1.7 2.0 0–8 −.01 −.04* .39** −.06** −.06** −.07** .14** .65** .57** .71** .65** .53**
14. 1977 DOT 1.8 2.1 0–8 −.02 .01 .33** −.04* −.05* −.05** .13** .61** .55** .67** .67** .53** .92**
15. 2000 DOT 1.7 2.2 0–8 .02 −.05* .36** −.11** −.10** −.06** .15** .59** .72** .54** .47** .66** .64** .57**

Note: *p < .05, **p < .01; M = mean; SD = standard deviation; DOT = Dictionary of Occupational Titles.