Descriptive information on the individual sample considered for the analytical multilevel models from the 2000 social capital benchmark survey showing the multivariate outcomes, frequency of different individual level demographic and socioeconomic markers, and the three level structure of the sample
| Level 1: multivariate outcomes (n = 43144) | ||
| Fair/poor health | Yes (n = 2543, 11.8%) | No (n = 19029, 88.2%) |
| Unhappy | Yes (n = 1113, 5.2%) | No (n = 20459, 94.8%) |
| Level 2: individuals (n = 21572) | Reference category | Contrast categories |
| Individual level exposures | ||
| Age (y) | Mean = 45 | Range = 18–89 |
| Sex | Male (n = 9031, 41.9%) | Female (n = 12541, 58.1%) |
| Ethnicity/race | White (n = 16775, 77.8%) | Black (n = 2703, 12.5%) |
| Other (n = 2094, 9.7%) | ||
| Marital status | Married/partnered (n = 10947, 50.7%) | Single (n = 5547, 25.7%) |
| Separated/divorced (n = 3601, 16.7%) | ||
| Widowed (n = 1477, 6.8%) | ||
| Educational attainment | College up (n = 7458, 34.6%) | Less than high school (n = 1483, 6.9%) |
| High school (n = 5587, 25.9%) | ||
| Some college (n = 7044, 32.7%) | ||
| Income ($) | $100000 and above (n = 2626, 12.2%) | $20000 and less (n = 3254, 15.1%) |
| $20000–30000 (n = 3228, 15%) | ||
| $30000–50000 (n = 5612, 26%) | ||
| $50000–75000 (n = 4426, 20.5%) | ||
| $75000–100000 (n = 2426, 11.2%) | ||
| Level 3: communities (n = 36) | ||