Table 1 Socio-economic factors and demographic variables of Seattle Midlife Women’s Health Study participants providing data for the Life Events Scale over four time points
Characteristic | Time point 1 N = 380 | Time point 2 N = 233 | Time point 3 N = 220 | Time point 4 N = 191 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | |
Socio-economic factors | ||||
Gross Family Income | 35,820 (15,400) | 54,000 (only 1) | 41,000 (15,000) | 43,600 (14,400) |
Years of Education | 15.5 (2.8) | 15.9 (2.6) | 15.9 (2.5) | 16.0 (2.5) |
Race/Ethnicity African American Asian/Pacific Islander White Latina Mixed/Native Amer. | 11.6% 8.9% 75.8% 1.1% 2.6% | 8.2% 8.6% 80.7% 1.3% 1.3% | 6.8% 8.6% 84.1% 0.5% 0 | 6.8% 8.9% 84% 0 0 |
Currently Employed | 85.3% | 95.7% | 88.2% | 89.1% |
Demographic variables | ||||
Age | 41.6 (4.6) | 43.8 (4.6) | 47.1 (4.3) | 49.8 (4.2) |
Marital Status Never married/partnered Married/partnered Divorced/separated Widowed | 5.8% 70.8% 21.8% 1.6% | 6.0% 65.2% 27.9% 0.9% | 5.5% 67.7% 25.0% 1.8% | 3.7% 65.4% 29.8% 1.0% |
If a parent? Yes No | 74.7% 25.3% | 67.4% 32.6% | 70.5% 29.5% | 67.5% 32.5% |
Menopausal Transition Stage (MTS), % (N) Late Reproduction (LR) Early Transition (ET) Late Transition (LT) Post Menopause (PM) | 70.3% (N = 142) 22.3% (45) 5.4% (11) 2.0% (4) | 58.1% (100) 33.1% (57) 4.7% (8) 4.1% (7) | 43.1% (66) 37.3% (57) 13.1% (20) 6.5% (10) | 37.6% (47) 24.8% (31) 21.6% (27) 16.0% (20) |