Table 1.
Descriptive Statistics of Variables (N = 19,949)
| Characteristic | M | SD |
|---|---|---|
| Adult health | ||
| Self-rated health (1–5)a | 3.06 | 1.18 |
| Functional limitations (0–12)a | 2.60 | 3.15 |
| Chronic conditions (0–6)a | 1.11 | 1.06 |
| Depressive symptoms (0–8)a | 1.61 | 1.94 |
| Self-rated memory (1–5)a | 3.11 | 0.95 |
| Cognitive functioning (0–35)a | 22.98 | 5.27 |
| Adult SES | ||
| Education (years) | 11.87 | 3.40 |
| Household income (log) | 10.19 | 1.47 |
| Childhood health | ||
| Self-rated health (1–5) | 4.15 | 1.00 |
| Childhood SES (%) | ||
| Mother education ≥ 8 years | 62 | |
| Father education ≥ 8 years | 55 | |
| Father white-collar job | 24 | |
| Family financial well-being | ||
| Poor | 33 | |
| Average | 61 | |
| Well-off | 6 | |
| Demographics (%) | ||
| Female | 57 | |
| Race/ethnicity | ||
| White | 77 | |
| Black | 14 | |
| Hispanic | 7 | |
| Other | 2 | |
| Age (years) | 66.87 | 10.40 |
Note: SES = socioeconomic status.
a
The number of cases varies for these variables owing to missing values.