Table 1.

Descriptive statistics for Blacks and Whites

	Blacks (N = 255)			Whites (N = 259)
	M	SD	Range	M	SD	Range
Predisposing factors
Age	75.66	6.01	65–85+	74.68	5.93	65–85+
Female	0.50	0.50		0.50	0.50
Enabling factors
Married	0.36	0.48***		0.59	0.49
Income	1.89	1.64***	1–9	4.05	2.27	1–9
Social support	6.06	3.14*	4–20	5.54	2.57	4–20
Service attendance	4.36	2.55	1–6	4.34	1.74	1–6
Health/Mental Health Factors
Self-rated health	3.49	1.10*	1–5	3.25	1.13	1–5
Co-morbidity	2.26	1.55	0–9	2.42	1.68	0–8
MMSE	21.90	5.42***	1–30	26.69	3.45	11–30
Depression	2.72	2.44	0–14	2.39	2.56	0–13
Transportation difficulty	.25	0.43***		.12	0.32

^*Difference between groups using a two-tailed t-test is statistically significant, p < .05

^***Difference between groups using a two-tailed t-test is statistically significant, p < .001