Table 1.
Comparison of analytic and attrited samples
| Analytic Sample (N = 3,207) |
Total Attrited Sample (N = 1,652) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Died by 1987 (%) | 0.00 | 19.79* |
| Depressed Affect, 1981 (%) | 32.28 | 34.73 |
| Health Prevented or Limited Work, 1967 (%) | 16.84 | 21.85* |
| Self-rated Health, 1967 (0–3) | 2.25 | 2.14* |
| (0.78) | (0.84) | |
| Age, 1967 (30–44) | 37.08 | 37.67* |
| (4.36) | (4.34) | |
| African American (%) | 26.69 | 29.18* |
| Education (%) | ||
| 0–6 years of education | 6.80 | 7.57 |
| 7–11 years of education | 34.14 | 36.99* |
| 12 years of education | 41.97 | 40.86 |
| 13+ years of education | 17.09 | 14.59* |
| Marital Status, 1967 (%) | ||
| Married | 87.90 | 83.84* |
| Divorced | 4.33 | 6.42* |
| Widowed | 2.56 | 3.27 |
| Never married | 5.21 | 6.48 |
| Natural Log of Family Income, 1967 | 11.74 | 11.72* |
| (0.14) | (0.13) | |
| Proportion of Waves Worked, 1967–1987 | .54 | .48* |
| (.35) | (.40) |
Note: Standard deviations are shown in parentheses.
* Significantly different from the analytic sample, p < .05.