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Table 1 Frequency of variables stratified by self reported health

From: Investigating the temporal relationship between individual-level social capital and health in fragile families

   

Health Status

   

Favorable

Unfavorable

 

Frequency

Mean

Frequency

Mean

Frequency

Mean

Total

3284

 

86.1 %

 

13.9 %

 

Indicies of Social Capital

 

 Social Support and Trust

100.0 %

4.79

86.1 %

4.88

13.9 %

4.19

 Social Participation

100.0 %

1.12

86.1 %

1.13

13.9 %

1.05

 Percevied Neighborhood

      

 Social Control

98.6 %

3.24

85.0 %

3.26

13.6 %

3.13

 Percevied Neighborhood

      

 Social Cohesion

99.3 %

2.99

85.7 %

3.02

13.6 %

2.79

Explanatory Variables

 Health t-1

100.0 %

 

86.1 %

 

13.9 %

 

 Married

35.4 %

 

31.6 %

 

3.8 %

 

 Cohabitating

60.3 %

 

52.6 %

 

7.7 %

 

 Race

      

  White

21.7 %

 

19.0 %

 

2.7 %

 

  Black

50.4 %

 

43.3 %

 

7.1 %

 

  Hispanic

24.3 %

 

20.7 %

 

3.6 %

 

  Other

3.4 %

 

3.1 %

 

0.3 %

 

 Poverty

42.1 %

 

33.9 %

 

8.3 %

 

 Income

      

  Less than $30,000

36.7 %

 

29.9 %

 

6.9 %

 

  $30,000–$59,999

24.7 %

 

22.2 %

 

2.5 %

 

  $60,000 +

14.2 %

 

13.5 %

 

0.7 %

 

  Missing Income

24.4 %

 

20.6 %

 

3.8 %

 

 Age

      

  Less than 25

17.0 %

 

15.1 %

 

1.9 %

 

  25–34

60.0 %

 

51.2 %

 

8.8 %

 

  35–44

20.8 %

 

18.1 %

 

2.7 %

 

  45+

2.2 %

 

1.7 %

 

0.5 %

 

 Employed

60.1 %

 

53.5 %

 

13.9 %

 

 Education

      

  Less than High School

37.3 %

 

30.9 %

 

6.4 %

 

  High School Graduate

26.3 %

 

22.7 %

 

3.5 %

 

  Some College

25.2 %

 

21.8 %

 

3.4 %

 

  College Graduate

11.1 %

 

10.7 %

 

0.4 %

 

 Nonsmoker

70.1 %

 

62.1 %

 

8.0 %

 

 Number of Children

      

  1

18.8 %

 

16.9 %

 

1.9 %

 

  2

35.2 %

 

30.7 %

 

4.4 %

 

  3

23.5 %

 

20.1 %

 

3.4 %

 

  4 or More

22.4 %

 

18.3 %

 

4.1 %

 
  1. Favorable health is considered a Self-Reported health value of 5 (Excellent; n = 736), 4 (Very Good; 1119) or 3 (Good; 1073), while Unfavorable is comprised of a SRH outcome of 2 (Fair; 510) and 1 (Poor; 74). Poverty is defined as having received welfare or foodstamps within the last 12 months. The mean is provide for the measures of social capital