Table 1.
Individual-Level Characteristics (Unweighted) of Sample of U.S. Urban Adults Aged 70+ in 1993
| % or M | SD | |
|---|---|---|
| Individual-level sociodemographic variables | ||
| Gender | ||
| Female | 63.97 | |
| Male | 36.03 | |
| Age (years) | 77.20 | 5.71 |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Non-Hispanic White | 75.25 | |
| African American | 17.14 | |
| Hispanic | 6.30 | |
| Other | 1.31 | |
| Marital status | ||
| Married | 39.16 | |
| Widowed | 48.78 | |
| Separated/divorced | 7.67 | |
| Never married | 4.39 | |
| Education (years) | 11.15 | 3.61 |
| Income (thousand US$) | 25.57 | 63.50 |
| Wealth (thousand US$) | 169.64 | 392.19 |
| Individual-level health variables | ||
| Poor health rating (1–5) | 2.96 | 1.16 |
| Cognition (1–35) | 19.54 | 5.83 |
| Depressive symptoms (0–8) | 1.70 | 2.03 |
| ADL assistance (0–6) | 0.54 | 1.13 |
| IADL assistance (0–5) | 0.35 | 0.79 |
| Cardiovascular risk conditions (0–3) | 0.39 | 0.49 |
| Other medical conditions (0–5) | 1.08 | 0.92 |
| Ever smoked cigarettes (/never) | 0.55 | |
| Body mass index | 25.59 | 4.53 |
Note: N = 3,442.