Table 1.

Participant Characteristics

n = 23	Number of participants reporting
Mean age in years	70.36 (range = 33, SD = 9.438)
Marital status
Married	19
Widowed	1
Divorced	2
Single	1
Educational attainment
High school diploma	1
Vocational or trade school or some college	4
College degree or more	18
Employment status
Retired from paid employment	16
Working in paid position	5
Retired due to disability	2
Entire household income for prior year
Less than $25,000	2
Between $25,000 and $75,000	11
More than $75,000	10
History of fracture
At any site	13
At hip	2
Vertebral	9
Wrist	2
Pelvis	1
Other (e.g., rib, finger, and leg)	3
Mean number of fractures	0.739 (range = 2, SD = 0.751)
Use prescription medication for osteoporosis	17