Table 3.
Parental bereavement status and early death in twin parents at MIDUS 2 (2004-2005): Target twin pairs (MZ, DZ) vs. comparison twin pairs.
| Target twin parent pairs: MZ |
Target twin parent pairs: DZ |
Comparison twin parent Pairs a |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bereaved parents |
Non- bereaved parents |
Bereaved parents |
Non- bereaved parents |
Non- bereaved parents A |
Non- bereaved parents B |
|
| (n = 31) | (n = 31) | (n = 21) | (n = 21) | (n= 271) | (n = 271) | |
| Variable | M (SD), % | M (SD), % | M (SD), % | M (SD), % | M (SD), % | M (SD), % |
| Age (years) | ||||||
| Gender (%, Mothers) | 60.4 (11.0) | 60.8 (12.6) | 53.5 (11.2) | |||
| 54.8 | 71.4 | 52.8 | ||||
| Education (years) | 13.3 (2.8) | 13.4 (2.0) | 14.1 (2.4) | 14.3 (2.1) | 14.3 (2.5) | 14.2 (2.4) |
| Household income ($1,000) | 82.2 (65.8) | 56.7 (56.5) | 58.4 (32.9) | 60.1 (34.7) | 77.6 (60.1) | 72.3 (57.7) |
| Marital status (%, Married) | 74.2 | 77.4 | 61.9 | 71.4 | 85.4 | 84.3 |
| Early Death (%, by 2017) | 25.8 | 12.9 | 23.8 | 9.5 | 7.8 | 7.9 |
a
Non-bereaved parent A vs. B in each twin pair was randomly assigned. MZ = Monozygotic, DZ = Dizygotic.