Table 1.
Sample’s sociodemographic characteristics and prevalence of life events (weighted).
| Demographics at wave 1 (n = 1,152) | % |
|---|---|
|
| |
| Male | 48.1 |
| Age | |
| 21–30 | 38.0 |
| 50–70 | 62.0 |
| Race/ethnicity | |
| White | 51.1 |
| Asian | 23.5 |
| Latino | 15.7 |
| Black and other | 9.6 |
| Married | 46.3 |
| Education | |
| Less than BA degree | 54.4 |
| BA degree | 28.1 |
| More than BA degree | 17.6 |
| Poor health | 17.3 |
| Mode: web survey (vs. in-person interview) | 37.7 |
| Sample: Facebook recruit (vs. household sample, referred) | 20.3 |
| Experience of life event between wave 1 and wave 2 | |
| Moved but nearby (in Bay area) | 14.4 |
| Moved far (outside Bay area) | 7.5 |
| New job or started school | 12.7 |
| Stopped working (retirement and unemployment) | 6.4 |
| Graduated or left school | 9.3 |
| Financial, work or school problems | 30.9 |
| Change in marital or partnered relationship | 11.1 |
| New child or grandchild | 13.9 |
| Close kin died | 25.0 |
| Close nonkin died | 17.1 |
| Major break in relationship or friendship | 28.0 |
| Health issue | 26.0 |
| Other Attributes (mean / SD) | |
| Extraversion | −2.31 / 2.77 |
| Neuroticism | −3.83 / 2.40 |
| Network size | 10.2/4.3 |