Table 2. Bivariate analysis of resiliency.

Variable	Level	Adaptation % Resilient		Chi Square	Bounce Back % Resilient		Chi Square
Race/Ethnicity	Minority	62%		.51	54%		4.35a
	Non-minority	71%			24%
Marital status	Married	61%		.02	56%		5.43a
	Not married	63%			21%
Education level	≥ Some college	77%		3.61b	50%		2.97b
	≤ High school	50%			25%
Employment status	Employed	64%		.02	50%		1.12
	Not employed	67%			33%
Income level	>$35,000	88%		4.42a	56%		1.62
	<$35,000	55%			35%
Service era	Vietnam	59%		1.27	33%		1.32
	Other	75%			50%
Chronic disease	Yes	63%		.69	37%		1.06
	No	78%			56%
		Resilient M (SD)	Not Resilient M (SD)	T-Value	Resilient M (SD)	Not Resilient M (SD)	T-Value
Age		64.2 (7.3)	66.9 (5.5)	1.32	64.4 (8.2)	65.6 (5.8)	.55
PSA		6.5 (2.7)	12.1 (8.2)	2.68a	9.2 (6.9)	7.9 (5.0)	-.79
Number of positive cores		2.4 (3.1)	2.4 (2.6)	.04	3.3 (3.5)	1.7 (2.3)	-1.66
Allostatic load		3.0 (1.6)	2.2 (1.3)	-1.59	3.3 (1.3)	2.3 (1.6)	-2.36a

a. P<.05.

b. P<.10.

M, Mean; SD, standard deviation