Table 2.
Distributrion of Pooled Sample Characteristics by Race/Ethnicity among Older Adults with Type 2 Diabetes, 1992-2006
Unwgtd. N | White | Black | Hispanic | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Education at baseline | ||||
Less than high school (%) | 1907 | 76.48 | 87.58 | 92.57 |
High school/GED (%) | 357 | 14.18 | 7.67 | 4.00 |
Some college or more (%) | 229 | 9.34 | 4.74 | 3.43 |
Mean household income per year (in $100 s) † | 10342 | 344.41 | 171.59 | 143.32 |
Mean household assets (in $1000 s)† | 10342 | 28.41 | 6.07 | 6.79 |
Mean BMI † | 10207 | 27.32 | 28.17 | 27.63 |
Health insurance at baseline | ||||
No private health insurance (%) | 1317 | 47.11 | 33.25 | 18.13 |
Private health insurance (%) | 957 | 52.89 | 66.75 | 81.88 |
Sex | ||||
Male (%) | 1114 | 47.47 | 36.57 | 40.57 |
Female (ref) (%) | 1380 | 52.53 | 63.43 | 59.43 |
Comorbidities at baseline (in addition to diabetes) | ||||
0 (%) | 115 | 4.38 | 4.06 | 5.71 |
1 (%) | 310 | 11.88 | 11.51 | 16.00 |
2 (%) | 639 | 24.83 | 28.67 | 26.29 |
3 (%) | 722 | 28.64 | 30.70 | 29.14 |
4 (%) | 473 | 19.94 | 16.93 | 16.57 |
5 or more (%) | 10.34 | 8.13 | 6.29 | |
Working Status at baseline | ||||
Not working (%) | 2382 | 90.65 | 68.52 | 51.03 |
Working (ref) (%) | 104 | 9.35 | 31.48 | 51.03 |
Mean age† | 10340 | 77.58 | 78.12 | 77.41 |
†Indicates variables that vary across waves. Variables measured at baseline have a maximum of 2494 observations. Variables that vary across waves have pooled respondent samples, with a maximum of 19061 observations from 1992-2006.