Table 1.

Weighted sample characteristics reported as means (standard errors) and percentages, HRS 2008 (n=3,869)

	Whites (n=3,352)	Blacks (n=517)
Telomere Length (logged)	0.11 (0.01)	0.15* (0.01)
Age (51–100)	67.21 (0.24)	64.55* (0.61)
Woman	53.25%	55.40%
Married/Partnered	63.98%	36.27%*
Education (years)	13.36 (0.07)	12.16* (0.21)
Income	$75,267.88 ($2,989)	$40,971* ($2,533)
Wealth	$596,304 ($30,085)	$138,046* ($22,726)
Region
West	19.38%	8.95%*
Northeast	15.12%	10.11%
Midwest	30.83%	18.69%*
South	34.67%	62.25*
Average Neighborhood Unclean (0–7)	2.24 (0.03)	3.16* (0.11)
Average Neighborhood Unsafe (0–7)	2.39 (0.03)	3.39* (0.12)
Average Social Discohesion (0–7)	2.36 (0.03)	3.14* (0.09)
Obese	31.42%	46.67%*
Number of Conditions (0–≥4)	1.87 (0.03)	2.16* (0.07)
CES-D (0–8)	1.22 (0.05)	1.88* (0.12)
Smoking Status
Never	42.75%	39.35%
Former	44.44%	39.03%
Current	12.81%	21.63%*
Alcohol Use
Never	60.18%	69.84%*
Moderate	30.57%	17.45%*
Heavy	9.25%	12.71%
Moderate/Vigorous Physical Activity
Never	15.79%	25.40%*
Sometimes	22.69%	28.30%*
Frequent	61.52%	46.30%*

^*Racial difference at p<0.05