Table 1.
Baseline Socio-Demographics and Dementia Status by the Type of Relationship.
| Variables Count (percentage) | Total (n = 1230) | Type of Relationship | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| By Spouse/Partner | By Adult Child | By “Other” | By Multiples | ||
| 296 (24.1) | 352 (28.6) | 114 (9.3) | 468 (38.0) | ||
| Sex | |||||
| Male | 405 (32.9) | 172 (58.1) | 58 (16.5) | 38 (33.3) | 137 (29.3) |
| Female | 825 (67.1) | 124 (41.9) | 294 (83.5) | 76 (66.7) | 331 (70.7) |
| Age | |||||
| 65 to 69 years | 84 (6.8) | 45 (15.2) | 17 (4.8) | 5 (4.4) | 17 (3.6) |
| 70 to 74 years | 174 (14.2) | 56 (18.9) | 35 (9.9) | 23 (20.2) | 60 (12.8) |
| 75 to 79 years | 222 (18.1) | 76 (25.7) | 56 (15.9) | 18 (15.8) | 72 (15.4) |
| 80 to 84 years | 272 (22.1) | 67 (22.6) | 69 (19.6) | 26 (22.8) | 110 (23.5) |
| 85 to 89 years | 256 (20.8) | 36 (12.2) | 80 (22.7) | 24 (21.1) | 116 (24.8) |
| 90 + years | 222 (18.1) | 16 (5.4) | 95 (27.0) | 18 (15.8) | 93 (19.9) |
| Race/ethnicity | |||||
| Non- hispanic white | 735 (60.2) | 230 (78.0) | 185 (53.0) | 54 (48.2) | 266 (57.1) |
| Non- hispanic black | 386 (31.6) | 50 (17.0) | 124 (35.5) | 47 (42) | 165 (35.4) |
| Hispanic | 62 (5.1) | 7 (2.4) | 25 (7.2) | 7 (6.3) | 23 (4.9) |
| Other | 39 (3.2) | 8 (2.7) | 15 (4.3) | 4 (3.6) | 12 (2.6) |
| Annual income | |||||
| <1st quartile | 305 (24.8) | 15 (5.1) | 128 (36.4) | 46 (40.4) | 116 (24.8) |
| 1st-2nd quartiles | 309 (25.1) | 33 (11.2) | 109 (31.0) | 33 (29.0) | 134 (28.6) |
| 2nd-3rd quartiles | 333 (27.1) | 105 (35.5) | 80 (22.7) | 21 (18.4) | 127 (27.1) |
| >3rd quartile | 283 (23.0) | 143 (48.3) | 35 (9.9) | 14 (12.3) | 91 (19.4) |
| Education | |||||
| Below high school | 412 (33.8) | 62 (21.0) | 130 (37.1) | 44 (39.6) | 176 (38.0) |
| High school | 360 (29.5) | 81 (27.4) | 113 (32.3) | 30 (27.0) | 136 (29.4) |
| Above high school below bachelor | 271 (22.2) | 88 (29.7) | 69 (19.7) | 26 (23.4) | 88 (19.0) |
| Bachelor and above | 177 (14.5) | 65 (22.0) | 38 (10.9) | 11 (9.9) | 63 (13.6) |
| Marital status | |||||
| Married/living with a partner | 532 (43.3) | 296 (100) | 47 (13.4) | 17 (14.9) | 172 (36.8) |
| Unmarried | 698 (56.8) | N/A | 305 (86.7) | 97 (85.1) | 296 (63.3) |
| Living arrangements | |||||
| Alone | 249 (20.2) | N/A | 111 (31.5) | 44 (38.6) | 94 (20.1) |
| With spouse/partner only | 376 (30.6) | 248 (83.78) | 18 (5.1) | 12 (10.5) | 98 (20.9) |
| With spouse/partner & others | 146 (11.9) | 48 (16.22) | 24 (6.8) | 3 (2.6) | 71 (15.2) |
| With others only | 459 (37.3) | N/A | 199 (56.5) | 55 (48.3) | 205 (43.8) |
| Dementia status | |||||
| Probable dementia | 371 (30.2) | 59 (20.0) | 127 (36.1) | 34 (29.8) | 151 (32.3) |
| Possible dementia | 179 (14.6) | 34 (11.5) | 55 (15.6) | 23 (20.2) | 67 (14.4) |
| No dementia | 678 (55.2) | 202 (68.4) | 170 (48.3) | 57 (50.0) | 249 (53.3) |
yrs years; unmarried single/widowed/separated/divorced.