Table 1.

Descriptive Statistics for both Study Samples

Measures	MIDUS	Add Health
Outcomes
Physical Health Problems (mean[SD])	1.65[1.07]	.92[.71]
Depressive Symptoms (mean[SD])	.45[1.53]	5.24[5.11]
Educational Attainment (%)
At least High School	93.48	91.10
Less than High School	6.52	8.90
Income Attainment (%)
At or above National Poverty Line	59.13	82.26
Below National Poverty Line	40.87	17.74
Alcohol Problems (mean[SD])	.30[.71]	.84[1.48]
Antisocial Behavior (mean[SD])	5.31[1.83]	.29[.85]
Adverse Childhood Experiences
Adverse Childhood Experiences Scale (mean[SD])	.02[.33]	.06[.69]
Statistical Covariates
Physical Activity in the Past Week (%)
At least five weekly activities	--	52.67
Less than five weekly activities	--	47.33
Fast Food Consumption in Past Week (mean[SD])	--	2.39[2.70]
Diet to Control Weight (mean[SD])	1.52[1.08]	--
Smoked Cigarettes in the Past Week (%)
Yes	14.04	36.25
No	85.96	63.75
Daily Stressful Experiences (mean[SD])	1.06[1.22]	4.82[2.96]
Verbal Ability (mean[SD])	18.17[5.96]	99.34[15.80]
Age (mean[SD])	54.20[11.74]	16.08[1.73]
Sex (%)
Male	42.69	50.00
Female	57.31	50.00
Race (%)
Caucasian	94.78	63.21
All other Races	5.22	36.79
N	862	3,112