Table 1.

Patient Demographic Characteristics

Number of respondents	253
Median age, y	65.0
Education, %
Less than high school	25.8
High school	57.9
College graduate	16.3
Race, %
White	68.4
Black	28.3
Other	3.2
Married, %	69.7
Health status, %
Fair or poor	45.0
Health literacy, %
≤8th grade level	16.3
>8th grade level	83.7
Income, %
Less than $20,000	61.5
$20,000 to $40,000	24.6
$40,000+	13.1
Refused	0.8