Table 2.
Participant characteristics, as reported on the background questionnaire. Note: for the education variable, it was assumed that all participants in the CA group would graduate.
| CA | MA | HE-SB | MCI-C | MCI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | 100 | 104 | 97 | 48 | 50 |
| Age: mean | 20.3 | 46.5 | 72.7 | 77.3 | 79.3 |
| Sex: % female | 56 | 63 | 64 | 50 | 37 |
| Race: % reporting white | 90 | 82 | 100 | 100 | 98 |
| Education: mean years | 14.0 | 16.2 | 14.3 | 13.4 | 13.6 |
| Education: % with bachelors or advanced degree | 100 | 62 | 32 | 36 | 29 |
| English: % native speakers | 97 | 97 | 97 | 93 | 98 |
| English: (mean yrs spoken / mean age) × 100 | 99 | 97 | 99 | 97 | 98 |
| Employment: % reporting retired | 0 | 5 | 66 | 86 | 87 |
| Head injury: % reporting ever experiencing | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Depression: % reporting ever experiencing | 6 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 0 |