Table 1.
Descriptive Statistics for Study Variables (Number of Person-Periods Ranges from 2322–3405)
| Variable | M | SD | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subjective Well-Being* | 0.019 | 2.464 | −6.750 | 4.251 |
| Time in Years* | 2.000 | 1.633 | 0.000 | 4.000 |
| Married | 0.452 | 0.498 | 0.000 | 1.000 |
| Femalea | 0.563 | 0.496 | 0.000 | 1.000 |
| Minorityb | 0.218 | 0.413 | 0.000 | 1.000 |
| Age at Time 1 | 48.337 | 16.261 | 18.000 | 89.000 |
| Education at Time 1 | 13.852 | 2.884 | 2.000 | 20.000 |
| Number of Children at Time 1 | 1.714 | 1.343 | 0.000 | 4.000 |
| Religiosity* | 0.014 | 2.521 | −5.792 | 3.332 |
| Annual Family Income in 10,000s* | 5.104 | 4.447 | 0.037 | 17.871 |
| Owns Home*c | 0.671 | 0.470 | 0.000 | 1.000 |
| Interpersonal Trust* | 6.097 | 2.241 | 3.000 | 9.000 |
| Sociability* | 12.168 | 3.582 | 3.000 | 21.000 |
| Never Isolated at Time 3 | 3.159 | 0.893 | 1.000 | 4.000 |
| Never Friendless at Time 3 | 2.950 | 1.032 | 1.000 | 4.000 |
| Never Feel Left Out at Time 3 | 3.004 | 0.895 | 1.000 | 4.000 |
*
Time-varying variables.
a
Male is contrast category.
b
White is contrast category.
c
Rents or has other domicile arrangement is contrast category.