Table 1.
Demographic and Background Characteristics of Consumers by State
| Arkansas | Florida | New Jersey | New York | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N=470 | % | N=554 | % | N=640 | % | N=476 | % | |
| Gender | ||||||||
| Male | 51 | 10.9 | 110 | 20.1 | 149 | 23.3 | 111 | 23.3 |
| Female | 419 | 89.1 | 437 | 79.9 | 491 | 76.7 | 365 | 76.7 |
| Age | ||||||||
| 20–29 | 1 | 0.2 | 8 | 1.5 | 42 | 6.7 | 15 | 3.2 |
| 30–39 | 4 | 0.9 | 24 | 4.4 | 53 | 8.4 | 21 | 4.5 |
| 40–49 | 12 | 2.6 | 43 | 7.9 | 56 | 8.9 | 33 | 7.1 |
| 50–59 | 23 | 4.9 | 70 | 12.9 | 61 | 9.7 | 62 | 13.2 |
| 60–69 | 54 | 11.6 | 113 | 20.8 | 104 | 16.5 | 85 | 18.2 |
| 70–79 | 129 | 27.7 | 131 | 24.2 | 156 | 24.8 | 123 | 26.3 |
| 80–89 | 173 | 37.2 | 120 | 22.1 | 126 | 20.0 | 101 | 21.6 |
| 90–99 | 69 | 14.8 | 33 | 6.1 | 31 | 4.9 | 28 | 6.0 |
| Race/Ethnicity | ||||||||
| Caucasian | 212 | 50.2 | 321 | 60.7 | 283 | 46.6 | 221 | 49.7 |
| African American | 203 | 48.1 | 135 | 25.5 | 225 | 37.1 | 151 | 33.9 |
| Hispanic | 0 | 0 | 58 | 11.0 | 76 | 12.5 | 56 | 12.6 |
| Other | 7 | 1.7 | 15 | 2.8 | 23 | 3.8 | 17 | 3.8 |
| Education | ||||||||
| Less than high school | 399 | 84.9 | 267 | 48.1 | 316 | 48.3 | 193 | 41 |
| High school graduate | 48 | 10.2 | 160 | 28.8 | 211 | 32.3 | 174 | 36.9 |
| Some college | 12 | 2.6 | 81 | 14.6 | 81 | 12.4 | 56 | 11.9 |
| B.A./B.S. | 6 | 1.3 | 32 | 5.8 | 23 | 3.5 | 28 | 5.9 |
| Some graduate school | 2 | 0.4 | 5 | 0.9 | 3 | 0.5 | 4 | 0.8 |
| Graduate degree | 3 | 0.6 | 10 | 1.8 | 20 | 3.1 | 16 | 3.4 |
| Marital Status | ||||||||
| Married or live with partner | 56 | 12.0 | 81 | 15.1 | 49 | 7.7 | 55 | 11.6 |
| Widowed, divorced, or separated | 364 | 77.9 | 385 | 71.6 | 400 | 62.6 | 310 | 65.1 |
| Single never married | 47 | 10.1 | 72 | 13.4 | 190 | 29.7 | 111 | 23.3 |
| Living Arrangement | ||||||||
| Alone | 279 | 56.9 | 292 | 49.9 | 371 | 54.4 | 302 | 61.3 |
| With spouse or children | 139 | 28.4 | 179 | 30.6 | 122 | 17.9 | 113 | 22.9 |
| With friend, partner, or relative | 70 | 14.3 | 113 | 19.3 | 182 | 26.7 | 67 | 13.6 |
| Other | 2 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.2 | 7 | 1.0 | 11 | 2.2 |
| Home Ownership | ||||||||
| Yes | 201 | 42.9 | 197 | 36.6 | 70 | 11.0 | 50 | 10.5 |
| No | 267 | 57.1 | 341 | 63.4 | 567 | 89.0 | 425 | 89.5 |
| Ever Employed | ||||||||
| Yes | 327 | 70.2 | 493 | 91.8 | 504 | 79.1 | 401 | 84.4 |
| No | 139 | 29.8 | 44 | 8.2 | 133 | 20.9 | 74 | 15.6 |
| Informal Caregivers | ||||||||
| Yes: live-in | 82 | 17.5 | 171 | 31.5 | 148 | 23.2 | 85 | 18.0 |
| Yes: non–live-in | 199 | 42.5 | 162 | 29.9 | 233 | 36.5 | 164 | 34.7 |
| No informal caregiver | 187 | 40.0 | 209 | 38.6 | 257 | 40.3 | 224 | 47.4 |
| Overall Health | ||||||||
| Excellent | 13 | 2.8 | 14 | 2.6 | 24 | 3.8 | 11 | 2.4 |
| Very good | 38 | 8.3 | 17 | 3.2 | 47 | 7.5 | 29 | 6.2 |
| Good | 88 | 19.3 | 96 | 18.0 | 139 | 22.1 | 92 | 19.7 |
| Fair | 121 | 26.5 | 176 | 33.1 | 217 | 34.6 | 161 | 34.5 |
| Poor | 197 | 43.1 | 229 | 43.0 | 201 | 32.0 | 173 | 37.1 |
| Score on Activities of Daily Living Scale | ||||||||
| Mild | 265 | 57.1 | 266 | 51.4 | 371 | 58.8 | 248 | 52.7 |
| Moderate | 150 | 32.3 | 137 | 26.4 | 140 | 22.2 | 115 | 24.4 |
| Severe | 49 | 10.6 | 115 | 22.2 | 120 | 19.0 | 108 | 22.9 |
| Experience Hiring, Firing, Supervising, or Training Workers | ||||||||
| Yes | 106 | 22.7 | 263 | 49.3 | 238 | 37.5 | 191 | 40.8 |
| No | 360 | 77.3 | 270 | 50.7 | 396 | 62.5 | 277 | 59.2 |
| Interest in Cash Option | ||||||||
| Interested | 147 | 31.3 | 322 | 58.1 | 269 | 42.0 | 192 | 40.3 |
| Don't know | 116 | 24.7 | 113 | 20.4 | 126 | 19.7 | 102 | 21.4 |
| Not Interested | 207 | 44.0 | 119 | 21.5 | 245 | 38.3 | 182 | 38.2 |