Table 1.
Weighted Median Standard of Living and Wealth by Gender and Repartnering Status, Health and Retirement Study, 2004–2014
| Women | Men | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Remained single | Repartnered | Total | Remained single | Repartnered | |
| Standard of living | ||||||
| at wave before divorce | 3.75 | 3.81 | 3.75 | 4.10 | 3.60d | 5.50d |
| at wave after divorce | 2.07 | 2.00a | 3.22 | 2.59e | ||
| at wave after repartner | 3.63a | 4.83e | ||||
| Wealth (2014 dollars) | ||||||
| at wave before divorce | 140,327.14 | 138,168.34b | 280,753.25b | 138,168.34 | 106,656.16f | 200,861.08f |
| at wave after divorce | 65,990.85 | 47,173.15c | 58,825.82 | 56,710.89 | ||
| at wave after repartner | 129,171.43c | 111,359.56 | ||||
| Unweighted N | 279 | 217 | 62 | 311 | 211 | 100 |
| Weighted % | 79.84 | 20.16 | 68.98 | 31.02 | ||
Note: Medians with the same superscripts are statistically different from each other, p <.05 (two-tailed tests).