Table 1 Characteristics of study population (N = 156)
Characteristic | Number (%) |
|---|---|
Age (mean, range) | 75.0, 67–94 |
Gender | |
   Male | 75 (48.1) |
   Female | 77 (49.4) |
   Missing, chose not to answer | 4 (2.6) |
Marital status | |
   Married | 101 (64.7) |
   Widowed | 33 (21.2) |
   Divorced/separated | 18 (11.5) |
   Missing, chose not to answer | 4 (2.6) |
Education level | |
   Did not graduate high school | 16 (10.3) |
   High school graduate | 42 (26.9) |
   Some college | 42 (26.9) |
   College graduate | 20 (12.8) |
   Post-college | 31 (19.9) |
   Missing, chose not to answer | 5 (3.2) |
Household income (mean category) | |
   Less than $15,000 | 22 (14.1) |
   $15,000–30,000 | 38 (24.4) |
   $30,000–45,000 | 29 (18.6) |
   $45,000–60,000 | 20 (12.8) |
   $60,000–75,000 | 12 (7.7) |
   $75,000–90,000 | 1 (0.6) |
   More than $90,000 | 5 (3.2) |
   Missing, chose not to answer, don't know | 29 (18.6) |
Race | |
   Caucasian | 142 (91.0) |
   African-American | 1 (0.6) |
   Other | 7 (4.5) |
   Missing, chose not to answer | 6 (3.8) |
Hispanic ethnicity | |
   Yes | 5 (3.2) |
   No | 131 (84.0) |
   Missing, chose not to answer | 20 (12.8) |
Health status | |
   Excellent | 6 (3.9) |
   Very Good | 43 (27.6) |
   Good | 67 (43.0) |
   Fair | 30 (19.2) |
   Poor | 4 (2.6) |
   Missing | 6 (3.9) |
Level of Comorbidity (mean, range of each) | |
   Number of Self-Reported Conditions | 5.9, 0–16 |
   Self-Reported Disease Burden* | 13.9, 0–51 |