| Included in Study Sample | Excluded from Study Sample | |||
| (n = 26,871) | (n = 25,815) | |||
| Mean | S.D. | Mean | S.D. | |
| Age | 65.64 | 8.08 | 65.30 | 8.75 |
| N | % | N | % | |
| Gender | ||||
| F | 15,974 | 59.45 | 14,107 | 54.65 |
| M | 10,897 | 40.55 | 11,708 | 45.35 |
| Medicaid | 4262 | 15.86 | 2861 | 16.77 |
| Medicare/Railroad retirement coverage | 15,189 | 56.53 | 7887 | 46.80 |
| Private Health insurance | 9031 | 33.61 | 4210 | 25.33 |