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Table 1 Demographics: Unadjusted Data from Cohorts I, II, and III

From: Utilization of the propensity score method: an exploratory comparison of proxy-completed to self-completed responses in the Medicare Health Outcomes Survey

Variable

Category

Proxy-Completed

Self-Completed

χ2 Value

Effect Size

  

N = 65,668

N = 457,837

  

Gender

Male

31,950

(48.7%)

195,026

(42.6%)

857.8***

0.12

 

Female

33,718

(51.4%)

262,811

(57.4%)

 

0.12

 

Missing/Total

0/

65,668

0/

457,837

  

Race

American Indian/Alaskan Native

674

(1.1%)

3013

(0.7%)

7055.8***

0.04

 

Asian/Pacific Islander

1,991

(3.2%)

6,714

(1.5%)

 

0.11

 

African American

7,459

(11.8%)

27,740

(6.2%)

 

0.20

 

White

49,382

(78.4%)

399,106

(89.5%)

 

0.31

 

Other/Multiracial

3,513

(5.6%)

9,135

(2.1%)

 

0.19

 

Missing/Total

2,649/

63,019

12,129/

445,708

  
 

Hispanic or Spanish Background

7,634

(12.1%)

18,856

(4.3%)

6,730.4***

0.29

 

Missing/Total

2591/

63,077

18,726/

439,111

  

Age Group

Under 45

1,271

(1.9%)

3,371

(0.7%)

23,864.7***

0.11

 

45 – 54

1,600

(2.4%)

6,898

(1.5%)

 

0.07

 

55 – 64

3,126

(4.8%)

16,135

(3.5%)

 

0.07

 

65 – 74

22,198

(33.8%)

255,642

(55.8%)

 

0.45

 

75 – 84

23,430

(35.7%)

148,105

(32.4%)

 

0.07

 

85 or Over

14,040

(21.4%)

27,686

(6.1%)

 

0.46

 

Missing/Total

3/

65,665

0/

457,837

  

Marital Status

Married

35,195

(54.6%)

262,519

(58.4%)

2,448.0***

0.08

 

Divorced

3,600

(5.6%)

43,510

(9.7%)

 

0.16

 

Separated

706

(1.1%)

4,304

(1.0%)

 

0.01

 

Widowed

21,749

(33.7%)

124,536

(27.7%)

 

0.13

 

Never Married

3,216

(5.0%)

14,271

(3.2%)

 

0.09

 

Missing/Total

1202/

64,466

8,697/

449,140

  

Educational Level

8th Grade or Less

25,470

(40.3%)

39,930

(8.9%)

53,601.4***

0.77

 

Some High School

12,840

(20.3%)

78,434

(17.5%)

 

0.07

 

High School/GED

15,925

(25.2%)

164,319

(36.6%)

 

0.25

 

Some College

5,851

(9.3%)

100,927

(22.5%)

 

0.37

 

College Graduate

1,839

(2.9%)

31,628

(7.0%)

 

0.19

 

More than 4 Year Degree

1,326

(2.1%)

34,058

(7.6%)

 

0.27

 

Missing/Total

2,417/

63,251

8,541/

449,296

  

Income Level

Less than $5,000

4,999

(9.8%)

15,722

(4.2%)

8,128.5***

0.22

 

$5,000 – $9,999

10,273

(20.4%)

44,570

(12.0%)

 

0.23

 

$10,000 – $19,999

17,320

(33.9%)

113,960

(30.8%)

 

0.07

 

$20,000 – $29,999

9,117

(17.8%)

81,182

(21.9%)

 

0.10

 

$30,000 – $39,999

4,372

(8.5%)

48,140

(13.0%)

 

0.15

 

$40,000 – $49,999

2,199

(4.3%)

26,959

(7.3%)

 

0.13

 

$50,000 – $79,999

2,036

(4.0%)

26,896

(7.3%)

 

0.14

 

$80,000 – $99,999

486

(0.9%)

5,850

(1.6%)

 

0.06

 

$100,000 or more

460

(0.9%)

6,925

(1.9%)

 

0.09

 

Missing /Total

14,406/

51,262

87,633/

370,204

  

Homeowner Status

Owned or being bought by you

37,438

(60.4%)

342,327

(77.0%)

9,930.2***

0.36

 

Owned or being bought by someone in your family other than you

9,168

(14.8%)

26,968

(6.1%)

 

0.29

 

Rented for money

13,298

(21.5%)

68,165

(15.3%)

 

0.16

 

Not owned and one in which you live without payment of rent

2,080

(3.4%)

7,327

(1.7%)

 

0.11

 

Missing/Total

3,684/

61,984

13,050/

444,787

  

Institutionalized

No

64,132

(98.3%)

457,136

(99.9%)

6,108.7***

0.20

 

Yes

1,128

(1.7%)

246

(0.1%)

9,930.2***

0.20

 

Missing/Total

408/

65,260

455/

457,382

  
  1. ***p < .0001