Table 1.
Participant Socio-demographic Variables
| Variable | Levels | # | % | Variable | Levels | # | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethnicity | Caucasian | 77 | 95.1 | Marital status | Single | 19 | 23.5 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 1 | 1.2 | Separated | 1 | 1.2 | ||
| African American | 3 | 3.7 | Divorced | 13 | 16.0 | ||
| Gender | Male | 21 | 25.9 | Married | 27 | 33.3 | |
| Female | 60 | 74.1 | Widowed | 21 | 25.9 | ||
| Age | 50-59 60-69 70-79 80+ |
5 10 40 26 |
6.2 12.3 49.4 32.1 |
Living companion (1 unreported) | Alone | 41 | 50.6 |
| Spouse | 24 | 29.6 | |||||
| Friend | 2 | 2.5 | |||||
| Children | 7 | 8.6 | |||||
| Other | 6 | 7.4 | |||||
| Income | <$7,500 | 3 | 3.7 | Education level | Middle school | 5 | 6.2 |
| $7,500-$14,999 | 12 | 14.8 | High school | 11 | 13.6 | ||
| $15,000-$24,999 | 11 | 13.6 | Vocational ed | 1 | 1.2 | ||
| $25,000-$39,999 | 9 | 11.1 | Some college | 14 | 17.3 | ||
| $40,000-$74,999 | 15 | 18.5 | College degree | 21 | 25.9 | ||
| $75,000-$99,999 | 11 | 13.6 | Post-college prof degree | 17 | 21.0 | ||
| >$100,000 | 20 | 24.7 | Grad, med, law degree | 12 | 14.8 |