Table 3:

Deprivation and achievement rates by indicator

	Deprivation rate	Achievement rate
Material wellbeing
-Family income in past year	0.04	0.65
-Net wealth covers	0.12	0.84
-Satisfaction with current financial situation	0.03	0.64
Health
-General health status	0.07	0.45
Personal activities
-Physical activities	0.34	0.46
-Activities for enjoyment	0.31	0.69
-Satisfaction with daily activities (other than work)	0.02	0.67
-Worked/volunteered/cared for someone outside household	0.44	0.56
Social connections and relationships
-Marital/relationship satisfaction	0.01	0.87
-Talking on the phone with friends or family	0.06	0.74
-Socializing in person with friends or family	0.15	0.51
-Feelings of family appreciation	0.07	0.63
Insecurity
-Health insurance	0.05	0.95
Weighted count	0.11	0.68
Standard error	0	0.01
Share of older persons experiencing wellbeing (Weight count 80%+)		0.33
Standard error		0.02

Source: Authors’ calculations using PSID core and DUST supplement data.

Notes: Estimates are weighted using 2013 DUST weights and adjusted for survey design. The weighted count of deprivations or achievements is the weighted sum of deprivations using the indicator weights of Table 1. N = 1578 for all indicators except marital/relationship satisfaction (N=1142).