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Table 1 Descriptive Statistics by Relationship Type at Wave 1

From: Self-rated health changes of individuals in same-sex compared to different-sex relationships: a longitudinal study

 

Different-Sex Couples

Same-Sex Couples

 

Married

Cohabiting

Married

Cohabiting

Age

52.19

38.59

44.77

45.52

Male

0.50

0.50

0.41

0.31

Race

 Non-Hispanic White

0.72

0.59

0.75

0.76

 Non-Hispanic Black

0.08

0.12

0.04

0.06

 Hispanic

0.13

0.22

0.15

0.10

 Asian

0.05

0.02

0.06

0.04

 Other

0.02

0.05

0.00

0.04

Education

 Less than HS

0.12

0.19

0.07

0.03

 HS Grad

0.29

0.35

0.20

0.21

 Some College

0.26

0.28

0.19

0.27

 College Grad

0.33

0.18

0.54

0.49

 Nativity (U.S born)

0.82

0.82

0.91

0.93

Region

 Northeast

0.13

0.12

0.20

0.15

 Midwest

0.22

0.21

0.30

0.29

 South

0.44

0.41

0.41

0.29

 West

0.21

0.26

0.09

0.27

 Metro

0.76

0.75

0.88

0.86

 Poverty

0.08

0.17

0.03

0.08

 Have Health Insurance

0.88

0.65

0.93

0.89

 Minor Child in Household

0.42

0.52

0.29

0.17

Self-Rated Health

 Poor

0.05

0.04

0.00

0.03

 Fair

0.12

0.11

0.12

0.14

 Good

0.29

0.29

0.19

0.20

 Very Good

0.32

0.31

0.39

0.37

 Excellent

0.22

0.25

0.30

0.26

N

20,804

2,271

69

153