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Table 4 Correlation Matrix of Impact Scores of Undesirable Events at Baseline (Occasion 1) and Demographic Categories (Pearson’s r, p value, and N for each)

From: Undesirable stressful life events, impact, and correlates during midlife: observations from the Seattle midlife women’s health study

LES subscale/ correlate

Health

Work

Residence

Love and Marriage

Family and Close Friends

Personal and Social

Financial

Crime and Legal Matters

Parenting

Age

0.103* .046 (380)

−.058 .258 (380)

.004 .943 (380)

.003 .946 (380)

.033 .515 (380)

.060 .244 (380)

−.064 .217 (379)

.074 .151 (380)

−.063 .224 (380)

Years of Education

−.072 .163 (380)

.086 .095 (380)

−.027 .602 (380)

.007 .889 (380)

−.063 .222 (380)

−.010 .854 (380)

−.023 .655 (379)

.066 .200 (380)

−.013 .795 (380)

Income

−.133** .010 (375)

−.027 .608 (375)

−.115* .025 (375)

−.133** .010 (375)

−.097 .060 (375)

−.087 .094 (375)

−.192** .000 (374)

−.035 .500 (375)

−.082 .115 (375)

Employment

−.081 .114 (380)

.044 .391 (380)

−.041 .421 (380)

−.087 .089 (380)

.017 .746 (380)

−.066 .196 (380)

−.050 .336 (379)

−.041 .430 (380)

−.028 .583 (380)

If a parent

.046 .368 (380)

−.041 .420 (380)

.018 .727 (380)

−.010 .841 (380)

.009 .859 (380)

.014 .786 (380)

.102* .046 (379)

−.031 .542 (380)

.259** .000 (380)

  1. r = Pearson’s Correlation
  2. p is significant if *: α < .05 or **: α < .001
  3. N = Number of women