Table A1:
Proportions of Demographic and SES Groups by Age across Age Categories & Mean Age for PSID Sample
Prop. across Age Categories |
Prop. within Age Categories |
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25–44 | 45–64 | 65+ | 25–44 | 45–64 | 65+ | Prop., All Ages (25+) | Mean Age | Sample sizes | |
Overall | 0.373 | 0.383 | 0.244 | 52.0 | 13,529 | ||||
Gender | |||||||||
Female | 0.362 | 0.381 | 0.256 | 0.516 | 0.528 | 0.557 | 0.531 | 52.5 | 7,420 |
Male | 0.385 | 0.385 | 0.230 | 0.484 | 0.472 | 0.443 | 0.469 | 51.5 | 6,109 |
Race and Ethncity | |||||||||
NH White | 0.331 | 0.387 | 0.282 | 0.632 | 0.719 | 0.825 | 0.712 | 53.7 | 7,252 |
NH Black | 0.416 | 0.416 | 0.168 | 0.120 | 0.117 | 0.074 | 0.107 | 49.4 | 4,274 |
Hispanic | 0.509 | 0.360 | 0.131 | 0.180 | 0.124 | 0.071 | 0.132 | 46.7 | 1,550 |
NH Other | 0.523 | 0.322 | 0.154 | 0.068 | 0.041 | 0.031 | 0.049 | 47.4 | 453 |
Education | |||||||||
HS or less | 0.312 | 0.405 | 0.283 | 0.324 | 0.408 | 0.448 | 0.387 | 54.4 | 5,450 |
Some college | 0.388 | 0.385 | 0.227 | 0.245 | 0.237 | 0.219 | 0.235 | 51.2 | 3,577 |
BA or more | 0.425 | 0.360 | 0.215 | 0.431 | 0.355 | 0.333 | 0.378 | 50.1 | 4,502 |
Sample sizes | 6,962 | 4,552 | 2,015 |
Data Source: PSID, 2017 Wave. Sample: Heads and spouses of households, ages 25 and older. Weighted.