Name
ladder
Label
Where would you place yourself on this ladder
Description

Think of this ladder as representing where people stand in the United States. At the top of the ladder are the people who are the best off - those who have the most money, the most education, and the most respectable jobs. The bottom are the people who are the worst off - those who have the least money, least education, and the least respected jobs or no job

Type
numeric
Visit vs Where would you place yourself on this ladder
N Mean StdDev Median Min Max Unknown Total
Visit 5 667 5.5 ± 1.9 5.0 1.0 10.0 68 735
Participant's age (category) vs Where would you place yourself on this ladder
Visit 5
N Mean StdDev Median Min Max Unknown Total
Total 594 5.6 ± 1.9 5.5 1.0 10.0 64 658
5-14 yrs old 51 5.4 ± 1.9 5.0 1.0 10.0 13 64
15-24 yrs old 98 5.5 ± 1.8 6.0 1.0 10.0 14 112
25-34 yrs old 57 5.3 ± 2.1 5.0 1.0 10.0 5 62
35-44 years 95 5.3 ± 1.9 5.0 1.0 10.0 3 98
45-54 years 140 5.6 ± 2.0 6.0 1.0 10.0 8 148
55-64 years 74 6.2 ± 2.0 6.0 1.0 10.0 10 84
65-74 years 52 5.8 ± 1.5 6.0 1.0 8.0 5 57
75-84 years 25 5.6 ± 1.8 5.0 1.0 10.0 6 31
85 years or older 2 5.0 ± 1.4 5.0 4.0 6.0 - 2
Participant's sex vs Where would you place yourself on this ladder
Visit 5
N Mean StdDev Median Min Max Unknown Total
Total 667 5.5 ± 1.9 5.0 1.0 10.0 68 735
Female 374 5.4 ± 2.0 5.0 1.0 10.0 32 406
Male 293 5.6 ± 1.9 6.0 1.0 10.0 36 329
Participant's race vs Where would you place yourself on this ladder
Visit 5
N Mean StdDev Median Min Max Unknown Total
Total 667 5.5 ± 1.9 5.0 1.0 10.0 68 735
White 287 6.0 ± 1.8 6.0 1.0 10.0 17 304
Black 360 5.2 ± 2.0 5.0 1.0 10.0 49 409
More than one race 20 5.6 ± 1.6 5.0 2.0 8.0 2 22