Table 1.
Descriptive Statistics for the Full Sample and by Race/Ethnicity, Health and Retirement Study, 2006
| Full sample | Whites | Blacks | U.S.-born Hispanics | Foreign-born Hispanics | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 6,567) | (n = 5,294) | (n = 809) | (n = 228) | (n = 236) | |
| % | % | % | % | % | |
| Age in years (mean [SE]) | 65.3 (0.2) | 65.6 (0.3) | 63.8 (0.5) | 62.1 (1.0) | 63.8 (1.2) |
| Female | 53.7 | 53.2 | 59.9 | 50.8 | 53.9 |
| Education in years (mean [SE]) | 13.0 (0.1) | 13.4 (0.1) | 11.8 (0.2) | 11.0 (0.4) | 8.9 (0.5) |
| HH Income (mean [SE]) | 10.7 (0.0) | 10.8 (0.0) | 10.0 (0.1) | 10.2 (0.1) | 9.4 (0.2) |
| HH Wealth | |||||
| First quartile | 24.3 | 19.2 | 56.0 | 46.1 | 52.0 |
| Second quartile | 25.2 | 25.3 | 25.9 | 26.5 | 17.9 |
| Third quartile | 25.1 | 27.0 | 11.8 | 15.3 | 20.4 |
| Fourth quartile | 25.4 | 28.5 | 6.4 | 12.1 | 9.8 |
| Employment Status | |||||
| Currently Employed | 38.1 | 38.3 | 33.9 | 42.3 | 41.0 |
| Retired | 51.2 | 52.7 | 52.1 | 38.7 | 24.2 |
| Not in the Labor Force | 10.6 | 9.0 | 13.9 | 19.1 | 34.7 |
| Marital Status | |||||
| Married | 69.1 | 71.4 | 49.1 | 71.0 | 61.7 |
| Divorced/Separated | 12.2 | 10.8 | 22.5 | 15.4 | 16.3 |
| Widowed | 15.1 | 14.7 | 21.1 | 9.2 | 15.0 |
| Never Married | 3.6 | 3.1 | 7.2 | 4.4 | 7.0 |
Note: Household (HH) income is logged.