Race, College Graduation, and Time of Retirement in the United States: A Thirty-Year Longitudinal Cohort of Middle-Aged and Older Adults

Table 2.

Average Time Before Retirement in Middle-Aged and Older AdultAmericans Based on Race and College Graduation

Group N Mean Std. Deviation

Race x Education      
White College - 3826 9.21 6.71
Black College - 788 8.74 6.62
White College + 1030 10.71 7.34
Black College + 109 9.45 7.72
Race      
White 4856 9.53 6.88
Black 897 8.82 6.77
Education      
College - 4614 9.13 6.70
College + 1139 10.59 7.38
All 5753 9.42 6.86