Table 1.
Sample Characteristics in 2006 and Correlations Between Variables (N = 7,712)
| Mean (SE)/% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4a | 4b | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Age | 66.0 (.21) | ||||||||||||
| 2. Women | 54.8% | .01 | |||||||||||
| 3. Education (years) | 12.8 (.07) | −.16*** | −.05*** | ||||||||||
| 4. White | 82.9% | ||||||||||||
| (a) Black | 9.4% | −.08*** | .05*** | −.25*** | |||||||||
| (b) Latino | 7.7% | −.09*** | .03** | −.36*** | .76*** | ||||||||
| 5. Perceived age discrimination | 29.8% | .09*** | −.03* | .02* | −.05*** | −.05*** | |||||||
| 6. Satisfaction with financial status (1–5) | 3.2 (.02) | .20*** | −.04** | .11*** | −.18*** | −.14*** | −.06*** | ||||||
| 7. Marital status (married) | 68.0% | −.21*** | −.26*** | .11*** | −.14*** | −.09*** | −.05*** | .12*** | |||||
| 8. Employment status (employed) | 42.1% | −.49*** | −.08*** | .20*** | −.02 | −.01 | −.02 | −.09*** | .13*** | ||||
| 9. Depressive symptoms (0–8) | 1.5 (.03) | .00 | .10*** | −.22*** | .12*** | .15*** | .07*** | −.25*** | −.21*** | −.13*** | |||
| 10. Medical conditions (0–7) | 1.8 (.02) | .29*** | .02 | −.15*** | .06*** | .01 | .06*** | −.08*** | −.11*** | −.30*** | .21*** | ||
| 11. mobility, strength, and fine motor skills (0–10) | 2.4 (.05) | .22*** | .17*** | −.25*** | .11*** | .08*** | .06*** | −.17*** | −.18*** | −.28*** | .43*** | .44*** | |
| 12. Memory functioning (0–20) | 10.0 (.06) | −.39*** | .10*** | .37*** | −.20*** | −.19*** | −.02 | .01 | .14*** | .27*** | −.16*** | −.21*** | −.23*** |
Notes: SE = standard error.
*p < .05.**p < .01. ***p < .001.