Disparities in the impact of economic well-being on self-esteem in adulthood: Race and ethnicity

Table 1 Sample characteristics by race/ethnicity (mean ± SD)

Variables	African American (n = 2267), %	Hispanic (n = 1425), %	Non-Hispanic White (n = 3678), %	Total (n = 7370)	P value
Self-esteem	23.66 (4.48)	22.91 (4.48)	23.59 (4.41)	23.48 (4.45)	a,c
Economic well-being
Fringe benefits	6.40 (4.06)	5.95 (3.82)	6.12 (3.55)	6.18 (3.76)	a
Job satisfaction	3.32 (0.67)	3.41 (0.63)	3.36 (0.65)	3.36 (0.65)	a,c
Poverty	24.1	17.1	7.7	14.5	a,b,c
Employment	74.7	78.0	83.4	79.7	a,b,c
Demographics
Age (yr)	44.57 (2.22)	44.50 (2.25)	44.58 (2.27)	44.56 (2.25)
Gender (male)	49.0	49.5	48.2	48.7
Education (non-higher education)	73.1	74.6	56.8	65.2	b,c
Urban resident	85.7	89.1	67.6	77.3	a,b,c
Marital status (marriage)	35.5	54.3	67.4	55.1	a,b,c

^aSignificant difference between African American and Hispanic at 0.05.

^bSignificant difference between African American and non-Hispanic White at 0.05.

^cSignificant difference between Hispanic and non-Hispanic White at 0.05.