Table 1.
Descriptive Statistics for Total Sample and by Race
| Total sample (n = 903) | Non-African American (n = 693) | African American (n = 210) | p Value | |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 241 (26.7) | 192 (27.7) | 49 (23.3) | |
| Female | 662 (73.3) | 501 (72.3) | 161 (76.7) | .210 |
| Age (n = 901), years | ||||
| M (SD) | 72.5 (8.1) | 72.9 (8.3) | 71.5 (7.3) | .001 |
| 60—64 | 179 (19.9) | 143 (20.7) | 36 (17.1) | |
| 65—74 | 364 (40.4) | 252 (36.5) | 112 (53.3) | |
| 75—84 | 281 (31.2) | 234 (33.9) | 47 (22.4) | |
| 85 and older | 77 (8.5) | 62 (9.0) | 15 (7.1) | <.001 |
| Race (n = 902) | ||||
| White | 657 (72.8) | 657 (94.9) | — | |
| Black | 210 (23.3) | — | 210 (100) | |
| Other | 35 (3.9) | 35 (5.1) | — | <.001 |
| Education (n = 901) | ||||
| Less than high school | 108 (12.0) | 64 (9.2) | 44 (21.2) | |
| High school graduate | 313 (34.7) | 244 (35.2) | 69 (33.2) | |
| Some college | 266 (29.5) | 200 (28.9) | 66 (31.7) | |
| College graduate | 214 (23.8) | 185 (26.7) | 29 (13.9) | <.001 |
| Marital status (n = 902) | ||||
| Married | 329 (36.5) | 298 (43.1) | 31 (14.8) | |
| Widowed | 323 (35.8) | 237 (34.2) | 86 (41.0) | |
| Divorced/separated | 178 (19.8) | 103 (14.8) | 75 (35.7) | |
| Never married | 72 (8.0) | 54 (7.8) | 18 (8.6) | <.001 |
| Household composition | ||||
| Live alone | 436 (51.6) | 321 (46.3) | 115 (55.3) | .023 |
| Live with spouse | 325 (36.0) | 294 (42.4) | 31 (14.8) | <.001 |
| Live with son | 77 (8.5) | 55 (7.9) | 22 (10.5) | .248 |
| Live with daughter | 62 (6.9) | 41 (5.9) | 21 (10.0) | .040 |
| Live with other family | 96 (10.6) | 51 (7.4) | 45 (21.4) | <.001 |
| Cognitive function | ||||
| M (SD) | 22.0 (4.7) | 22.6 (4.5) | 19.9 (4.9) | <.001 |
| Physical disability | ||||
| IADL difficulty | 394 (43.6) | 288 (41.6) | 106 (50.5) | .022 |
| ADL difficulty | 124 (13.7) | 85 (12.3) | 39 (18.6) | .020 |
| Risk for depression | ||||
| ≥8 on CES-D | 264 (29.2) | 193 (27.8) | 71 (33.8) | .096 |
Note: Entries are n (%) unless otherwise noted. ADL = activities of daily living; CES-D = Center for Epidemiological Studies–Depression Scale; IADL = instrumental activities of daily living.