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| Variables | Female ( = 5,544) | Male ( = 3,863) | value |
| Mean (%) | SD | Mean (%) | SD |
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| Dependent variable | | | | | |
| Total memory score (range: 0–20) | 9.2 | 3.96 | 8.5 | 3.67 | |
| Independent variable | | | | | |
| Father’s education (high) | 48.5% | | 52.5% | | |
| Father’s education (low) | 35.1% | | 33.5% | | |
| Father’s education (missing) | 16.4% | | 13.9% | | |
| Mother’s education (high) | 55.0% | | 59.8% | | |
| Mother’s education (low) | 32.1% | | 28.5% | | |
| Mother’s education (missing) | 12.9% | | 11.8% | | |
| Father’s occupation (white-collar) | 19.8% | | 21.4% | | |
| Father’s occupation (blue-collar) | 64.9% | | 66.9% | | |
| Father’s occupation (missing) | 15.3% | | 11.7% | | |
| Financial well-being during childhood (poor) | 32.3% | | 37.7% | | |
| Financial well-being during childhood (average) | 62.3% | | 55.8% | | |
| Financial well-being during childhood (well-off) | 5.4% | | 6.5% | | |
| Respondent’s education (in years) | 11.6 | 3.21 | 11.9 | 3.65 | |
| Respondent’s household income (logged) | 9.9 | 1.03 | 10.3 | 0.91 | |
| Cumulative SES index (range: 0–3) | 1.0 | 1.01 | 1.2 | 1.06 | |
| Covariates | | | | | |
| Race/ethnicity (non-Hispanic white) | 81.1% | | 83.3% | | |
| Race/ethnicity (non-Hispanic black) | 12.9% | | 11.0% | | |
| Race/Ethnicity (Hispanic) | 6.1% | | 5.8% | | |
| Marital status (married) | 46.0% | | 77.9% | | |
| Marital status (divorced/separated) | 8.0% | | 6.2% | | |
| Marital status (widowed) | 43.1% | | 13.3% | | |
| Marital status (never married) | 2.8% | | 2.7% | | |
| Childhood health (good/fair/poor) | 27.3% | | 25.6% | | |
| Self-rated health (fair/poor) | 34.4% | | 33.4% | | |
| ADL (range: 0–6) | 0.5 | 1.12 | 0.3 | 0.96 | |
| IADL (range: 0–5) | 0.3 | 0.85 | 0.2 | 0.68 | |
| Depression (range: 0–8) | 1.8 | 1.97 | 1.4 | 1.76 | |
| Chronic health conditions (range: 0–8) | 1.9 | 1.33 | 1.8 | 1.32 | |
| Smoking status (never smoker) | 55.9% | | 25.0% | | |
| Smoking status (former smoker) | 34.3% | | 63.5% | | |
| Smoking status (current smoker) | 9.7% | | 11.5% | | |
| Drinking status (never drinker) | 62.8% | | 45.8% | | |
| Drinking status (moderate drinker) | 30.5% | | 46.0% | | |
| Drinking status (heavy drinker) | 6.7% | | 8.2% | | |
| Physical activity | 35.2% | | 44.6% | | |
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