Table 1 Sample Characteristics at Start of Study (1990–1991) for the Eligible and Ineligible Women in the Challenges of Midlife Women from the SMWHS
From: The challenges of midlife women: themes from the Seattle midlife Women’s health study
| Characteristic |
Eligible N = 81 |
Ineligible N = 427 | p valuea |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |