Table 3.
Characteristics of the Subsamples (M and SD; n and %)
| Students (n = 484) | Older adults (n = 89) | Senior center staff (n = 61) | Dementia caregivers (n = 54) | Dementia professionals (n = 75) | |
| Age (years) | 20.65 (4.69) | 72.89 (10.44) | 59.08 (15.65) | 62.48 (12.33) | 44.37 (12.94) |
| Female, n (%) | 318 (66) | 66 (74) | 48 (81) | 44 (82) | 60 (80) |
| Race/ethnicity, n (%) | |||||
| American Indian/Alaskan | 7 (1) | 0 (0) | 1 (2) | 2 (4) | 0 (0) |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 100 (21) | 3 (3) | 5 (9) | 7 (14) | 1 (1) |
| Black/African American | 29 (6) | 1 (1) | 7 (13) | 12 (24) | 3 (4) |
| White | 284 (59) | 85 (96) | 35 (63) | 27 (53) | 68 (91) |
| Multiracial | 64 (13) | 0 (0) | 8 (14) | 3 (6) | 3 (4) |
| Hispanic | 64 (13) | 0 (0) | 20 (35) | 7 (14) | 0 (0) |
| Education | 4.49 (1.28) | 5.44 (2.44) | 4.53 (2.22) | 5.26 (2.26) | 7.83 (1.50) |
| Shipley score | 32.33 (3.43) | 36.03 (3.48) | 29.65 (6.39) | 34.43 (3.06) | 35.94 (3.04) |
| ADKS score | 20.19 (3.59), 10–29 | 24.10 (2.95), 15–30 | 20.15 (4.10), 12–30 | 22.70 (4.27), 11–30 | 27.40 (1.89), 23–30 |
| ADKS coefficient alpha | .55 | .59 | .68 | .77 | .43 |
Note: Scores on the Alzheimer's Disease Knowledge Scale (ADKS) can range from 0 to 30.