Table 1.
Sample characteristics of Black and White HRS respondents who resided in U.S. South during school (n = 1932).
|
White n = 1354 |
Black n = 578 |
p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SE) or % | Mean (SE) or % | ||
| Allostatic Load | |||
| z-score | 0.04 (0.01) | 0.14 (0.02) | <0.001 |
| Low | 35.2% | 27.9% | 0.001 |
| Mid | 33.7% | 31.8% | |
| High | 31.2% | 40.3% | |
| Age (years) | 77.86 (0.19) | 77.37 (0.28) | 0.15 |
| Women, % | 59.9% | 60.7% | 0.77 |
| Schooling Cohort, % | 0.09 | ||
| ≤ 1939 | 16.6% | 21.5% | |
| 1940–1948 | 41.8% | 40.0% | |
| 1949–1954 | 41.6% | 38.6% | |
| Census Division, % | 0.02 | ||
| South Atlantic | 41.9% | 49.7% | |
| East South Central | 26.1% | 24.3% | |
| West South Central | 31.9% | 26.0% | |
| Parent's Education, % | <0.001 | ||
| < 8 years of school | 32.9% | 60.4% | |
| Respondent's Education | |||
| Self-reported (years) | 10.8 (0.07) | 9.0 (0.16) | <0.001 |
| Duration in school (years) | 8.3 (0.06) | 6.2 (0.12) | <0.001 |
| Degree Attainment, % | |||
| Post-secondary degree | 22.2% | 7.5% | <0.001 |
Notes: t-test for mean differences, chi-sq test for categorical and binary variables.