From: The challenges of midlife women: themes from the Seattle midlife Women’s health study
Characteristic | Eligible N = 81 | Ineligible N = 427 | p valuea |
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Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | ||
Age (years) | 39.3 (3.0) | 42.2 (4.7) | <.0001 |
Years of Education | 16.6 (2.7) | 15.5 (2.9) | <.0017 |
Gross Family Income | 38, 320 (14,782) | 35, 460 (15,258) | = .1210 |
Characteristic | % (N) | % (N) | p valueb |
Currently Employed | 86% | 86.3% | = .9428 |
Race/Ethnicity % (N) | |||
African American | 3.6% (3) | 13% (55) | = .0152 |
Asian/Pacific Islander | 8.3% (7) | 8.5% (36) | = .9528 |
White | 88.1% (74) | 74.8% (317) | = .0093 |
Other (Latina/Hispanic, Mixed/NativeAmerican) | 3.8% | = .0749 | |
Marital status % (N) | |||
Never married/partnered | 6% (5) | 7.1(30) | = .7211 |
Married/partnered | 76.2% (64) | 67.0% (284) | = .1028 |
Divorced/separated | 16.7% (14) | 24.1% (102) | = .1469 |
Widowed | 1.2% (1) | 1.9% (8) | = .6634 |
Ever a parent? | |||
Yes | 60.7% | 72.9% | 0.0268 |
No | 26.2% | 27.1% | 0.8673 |