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. 2018 Dec 17;75(4):861–868. doi: 10.1093/geronb/gby151

Table 1.

Sample Characteristics (N = 1,220)

Variable Mean/frequency SD
Age 62.65 9.06
Male 43.82%
White 82.76%
Hispanic 7.82%
Education (years) 13.29 2.96
Cognition score (1–27) 23.89 4.26
Social integration (0–5) 2.57 1.17
Depression symptoms (0–8) 1.23 1.91
Self-rated health good– excellent (vs fair–poor) 80.26%
Nonhousing wealth (/100k) 1.77 6.36
Housing wealth (/100k) 1.69 2.27
Own stock or mutual funds (nonretirement accounts) 29.78%
Financial literacy score (0–3)a 2.16 0.91
Self-rated financial knowledge (1–7)a 4.96 1.52
Face-to-face interviewa 53.23%

Note. Final sample excludes 55 respondents who were not enrolled in the HRS in 2010. SD = standard deviation

aMeasured in the 2016 module; all other variables measured in 2010. All data weighted by HRS-supplied weights.