Table 1.

Characteristics of Older Adults According to Mention of Burden in Semistructured Interviews (n = 50). Data from the Spectrum Study (2001-2005). Percents are column percents.

	Burden (n = 23)	No Burden (n = 27)	Total Sample (n = 50)
Sociodemographic characteristics
Age, mean (SD)	76.70 (6.1)	78.96 (5.8)	77.92 (6.0)
Female, n (%)	13 (57)	18 (66)	31 (62)
African American, n, (%)	8 (35)	14 (52)	22 (44)
Married, n (%)	13 (57)	14 (52)	27 (54)
Lives alone, n (%)	4 (17)	5 (19)	9 (18)
Family member was an adult child, n (%)	12 (52)	17 (63)	29 (58)
Hours helping older respondent in a week, 12-months mean (SD)	5.09 (8.6)	13.30 (40.0)	9.25 (30.0)
Functional status
Physical function score, mean (SD)	47.83 (31.5)	46.59 (26.7)	47.16 (28.7)
Role physical score, mean (SD)	41.30 (38.9)	40.74 (38.7)	41.00 (38.4)