Table 1.
Demographic and health-related characteristics
| Total sample N =1,111 | Young adults N = 293 | Middle-aged adults N= 490 | Older adults N =312 | Whites N =720 | Blacks N =383 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 50.21 (16.09) | 30.50 (6.14) | 49.07 (5.62) | 70.12 (7.57) | 52.75 (17.03) | 45.40 (12.85) |
| Education (years) | 14.01 (2.98) | 13.90 (2.82) | 14.05 (2.96) | 14.02 (3.15) | 14.36 (3.09) | 13.36 (2.65) |
| Gender-female | 73.2% | 80.3% | 75.9% | 62.5% | 69.5% | 80.2% |
| Race-white | 65.3% | 56.7% | 58.5% | 84.0% | --- | --- |
| Marital status | ||||||
| Never married | 16.7% | 42.3% | 9.8% | 3.8% | 11.0% | 27.4% |
| Married | 59.7% | 43.0% | 64.0% | 69.2% | 68.6% | 42.8% |
| Divorced | 13.0% | 9.2% | 17.4% | 9.1% | 10.8% | 17.2% |
| Separated | 4.5% | 5.1% | 6.5% | 0.9% | 3.0% | 7.3% |
| Widowed | 6.1% | 0.3% | 2.2% | 17.0% | 6.5% | 5.2% |
| Medical conditions | ||||||
| Asthma | 11.6% | 12.5% | 12.7% | 9.1% | 12.3% | 10.2% |
| Cancer | 4.7% | 0.4% | 3.0% | 11.1% | 6.4% | 1.5% |
| Cholesterol | 22.6% | 4.2% | 21.8% | 40.1% | 25.4% | 17.2% |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 2.7% | 0.0% | 2.1% | 6.1% | 3.0% | 2.0% |
| Congestive heart failure | 3.8% | 0.0% | 3.0% | 8.1% | 3.6% | 4.1% |
| Coronary artery disease | 3.6% | 0.0% | 3.2% | 7.1% | 4.4% | 2.0% |
| Diabetes | 14.9% | 7.2% | 16.9% | 18.9% | 12.1% | 20.1% |
| Heart attack | 4.4% | 0.0% | 3.0% | 10.4% | 4.7% | 3.8% |
| Hypertension | 33.8% | 10.2% | 35.8% | 51.5% | 29.7% | 41.7% |
| Osteoarthritis | 35.2% | 13.3% | 35.8% | 52.9% | 36.1% | 33.5% |
| Osteoporosis | 5.2% | 0.8% | 2.8% | 12.8% | 7.0% | 1.7% |
| Rheumatoid arthritis | 2.9% | 2.3% | 3.5% | 2.7% | 2.6% | 1.7% |
| Stroke | 2.8% | 0.8% | 2.3% | 5.1% | 2.7% | 3.5% |
| Self-rated health | 76.40 (20.40) | 77.04 (20.76) | 75.09 (21.71) | 77.77 (17.77) | 77.10 (20.17) | 75.07 (20.80) |