Table 1.
Sample Demographics by Gender
| Total | Men | Women | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cohort Count | 6,259 | 2,971 | 3,288 | |
| Age group | 0.487 | |||
| 20–44 years | 45.8% | 46.45% | 45.4% | |
| 45–59 years | 34.0% | 34.1% | 33.9% | |
| 60–75 years | 20.2% | 19.5% | 20.7% | |
| Race | 0.002 ** | |||
| White | 90.5% | 91.4% | 89.6% | |
| Black | 5.3% | 4.3% | 6.3% | |
| Other Minority | 4.2% | 4.4% | 4.1% | |
| Education level | <0.001 *** | |||
| High school diploma or less | 37.7% | 34.2% | 40.9% | |
| Higher education | 62.3% | 65.9% | 59.1% | |
| Marital status | <0.001 *** | |||
| Married | 67.7% | 73.2% | 62.7% | |
| Not Married | 32.3% | 26.8% | 37.3% | |
| Household total income category | <0.001 *** | |||
| ≤$24,999 | 19.4% | 14.3% | 24.0% | |
| $25,000 – $74,999 | 44.2% | 44.1% | 44.3% | |
| $75,000+ | 33.6% | 39.3% | 28.4% | |
| Social support (Mean (SD)) | ||||
| Family Support | 3.43 (0.62) | 3.38 (0.63) | 3.49 (0.60) | <0.001 *** |
| Family Strain | 2.11 (0.61) | 2.04 (0.59) | 2.18 (0.62) | <0.001 *** |
| Family Affectual Solidarity | 3.16 (0.51) | 3.17 (0.50) | 3.15 (0.52) | 0.303 |
| Friend Support | 3.23 (0.67) | 3.09 (0.66) | 3.35 (0.65) | <0.001 *** |
| Friend Strain | 1.93 (0.51) | 1.95 (0.51) | 1.92 (0.52) | 0.052 |
| Friend Affectual Solidarity | 3.15 (0.45) | 3.07 (0.44) | 3.21 (0.45) | <0.001 *** |
| Spouse Support | 3.59 (0.57) | 3.66 (0.50) | 3.51 (0.64) | <0.001 *** |
| Spouse Strain | 2.23 (0.62) | 2.17 (0.58) | 2.28 (0.66) | <0.001 *** |
| Spouse Affectual Solidarity | 3.18 (0.54) | 3.24 (0.48) | 3.11 (0.60) | <0.001 *** |
Significance at *p<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.001.