Table 2.
Demographic Characteristics of the Samples
| Variable | Total Sample (n = 1241) |
Healthy Sample (n = 319) |
American Chronic Illness Sample (n = 584) |
Swedish Chronic Illness Sample (n = 170) |
American COPD Sample (n = 168) |
| Age (mean & SD) | 52.5 (14.1) |
44.5 (9.2) |
55.6 (14.4) |
44.8 (10.6) |
67.4 (7.8) |
| % Female | 72 | 59 | 74 | 100 | 49 |
| % Married or Cohabiting | 66 | 81 | 62 | 57 | 64 |
| % completed high school or higher | 76 | ---- | 85 | 42 | 72 |
| Occupation – skilled or higher | 82 | ---- | 82 | 82 | ---- |
| Employed at least part-time | 65 | 91 | 36 | 57 | ---- |
| Retired | 22 | 9 | 46 | 15 | ---- |
| Disabled | 11 | 0 | 14 | 25 | ---- |