Table 1.
Descriptive Statistics for the 2014 Health and Retirement Survey Cohort by Cognition Group (HRS, 2014)
| Normal Cognition N=13,774 Weighted % (n) | Dementia/Impaired Cognition N=3924 Weighted % (n) | P-Value | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Education | |||
| ≤ 12 years | 38.8 (5572) | 72.8 (2733) | < 0.01 |
| 13+ years | 61.2 (7062) | 27.2 (890) | |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 45.1 (5304) | 45.4 (1517) | 0.05 |
| Female | 54.9 (7494) | 54.6 (2124) | |
| Race | |||
| White | 86.3 (9666) | 66.9 (2084) | < 0.01 |
| Black/Other | 13.7 (2999) | 33.1 (1546) | |
| Ethnicity | |||
| Hispanic | 7.1 (1444) | 17.0 (752) | < 0.01 |
| Non-Hispanic | 92.9 (11237) | 83.0 (2882) | |
| Marital Status | |||
| Married/Living with a Partner | 76.0 (9743) | 70.4 (2708) | <0.01 |
| Single/Widowed | 24.0 (2952) | 29.6 (931) | |
| Rurality | |||
| Rural | 26.4 (3163) | 28.3 (937) | 0.27 |
| Urban | 73.6 (9480) | 71.7 (2678) | |
| Living Will | |||
| Yes | 54.2 (3743) | 46.2 (1071) | <0.01 |
| No | 45.8 (3051) | 53.8 (1396) | |
| Durable Power of Attorney | |||
| Yes | 54.2 (3787) | 50.6 (1215) | <0.03 |
| No | 45.8 (3024) | 49.4 (1252) | |
| Joint Effects | |||
| Both DPOA & Living Will | 47.5 (3259) | 38.7 (892) | <0.01 |
| Either DPOA or Living Will | 13.3 (956) | 19.1 (470) | |
| None | 39.2 (2547) | 42.2 (1078) | |
| Mean (SE) | Mean (SE) | ||
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| Age (yrs) | 65.7 (0.3) | 72.3 (0.4) | < 0.01 |
| Everyday Discrimination Score | 1.54 (0.01) | 1.59 (0.02) | 0.07 |
| Spousal Social Support Score | 1.72 (0.01) | 1.86 (0.03) | < 0.01 |
| Other Family Social Support Score | 1.82 (0.01) | 1.76 (0.02) | < 0.01 |
| Loneliness Score | 1.50 (0.01) | 1.63 (0.02) | < 0.01 |