Table 1.
Sample Characteristics of the National Social Life, Health and Aging Project
| Characteristic | Estimated M (SD) or % |
|---|---|
| Demographics | |
| Race/ethnicity | |
| White | 80.7 |
| African American | 10.0 |
| Latino | 6.8 |
| Other | 2.5 |
| Age | 68.0 (0.19) |
| Interview characteristics | |
| Mode (leave-behind) | 32.8 |
| Other person present | 33.3 |
| Vulnerability | |
| Partner status (married or cohabitating) | 68.5 |
| Education (high school diploma or above) | 79.7 |
| Cognition (any impairment) | 14.8 |
| Perceived health | 3.3 (0.04) |
| Physical vulnerability | 1.2 (0.05) |
| Mistreatment reporteda | |
| Verbal | 9.0 |
| Financial | 3.5 |
| Physical | 0.2 |
Notes: Percentages are weighted to account for the complex survey design.
a
Includes only cases for which mistreater was a family member (i.e., parent, child, or spouse/romantic partner; or additionally, in the case of the in-person interview, ex-spouse, sibling, stepchild, in-law, or other relative).