Table 1.
Summary Statistics for Widowed and Nonwidowed Samples
| (1) Widowed | (2) Nonwidowed | p | (3) Nonwidowed (weighted) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| N | 231 | 567 | 4,192 | 4,226 | 3,985 | 4,174 | ||
| 2001 covariates | ||||||||
| Age (mean + SD years) | 65.8 + 10.6 | 64.3 + 10.5 | 53.5 + 11.1 | 54.2 + 12.3 | <.001 | <.001 | 64.4 + 11.4 | 63.7 + 11.7 |
| Education | ||||||||
| University degree | 8.7% | 7.1% | 16.0% | 11.8% | <.001 | <.001 | 8.8% | 6.8% |
| Diploma/certificate | 36.8% | 16.2% | 44.4% | 24.0% | .020 | <.001 | 36.7% | 16.1% |
| High school graduate | 54.5% | 76.8% | 39.7% | 64.2% | <.001 | <.001 | 54.5% | 77.1% |
| Employed (vs not employed) | 29.0% | 19.2% | 64.5% | 48.4% | <.001 | <.001 | 29.0% | 18.8% |
| Net household wealtha (mean + SD AU$’000) | 606 + 666 | 701 + 972 | 875 + 1,306 | 863 + 2,515 | <.001 | .007 | 729 + 1,216 | 687 + 1,339 |
Notes: Missing values imputed as SEIFA decile average (using Index of Economic Resources). SEIFA = Socioeconomic Indexes for Areas, which rank regions in Australia on social and economic well-being. Index of Relative Advantage and Disadvantage is used.
aWealth = total assets minus debts.