Table 2.
Demographic Characteristics of Participants at Baseline
| Characteristic | Total (n = 1,039) |
Intervention Group (n = 529) |
Usual Care Group (n = 510) |
p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age in Years (mean ± sd; n = 1,026) | 56.9 ± 12.1 | 56.7 ± 11.5 | 57.0 ± 12.8 | 0.72 |
| Age ≥ 65 Years (%; n = 1,026) | 26.5 | 26.8 | 26.2 | 0.85 |
| Gender (%; n = 1,014) | ||||
| Female | 71.6 | 69.3 | 74.0 | 0.10 |
| Ethnicity (%; n = 953) | ||||
| Non-Hispanic | 93.3 | 94.3 | 92.2 | 0.21 |
| Hispanic | 6.7 | 5.7 | 7.8 | |
| Place of Birth (%; n = 941) | ||||
| USA | 74.60 | 76.4 | 72.6 | 0.18 |
| Non-USA | 25.40 | 23.6 | 27.4 | |
| Marital Status (%; n = 953) | ||||
| Separated/Divorced/Widowed | 44.7 | 48.0 | 41.3 | 0.07 |
| Married | 25.8 | 25.5 | 26.1 | |
| Never married | 29.5 | 26.5 | 32.6 | |
| Education Level (%; n = 956) | ||||
| ≥ High School | 62.4 | 59.9 | 65.2 | 0.14 |
| < High School | 36.9 | 39.7 | 34.0 | |
| None | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.9 | |
| Employment Status (%; n = 944) | ||||
| Not employed | 11.0 | 12.3 | 9.6 | 0.15 |
| Retired or Homemaker | 55.2 | 57.1 | 53.2 | |
| Employed: Part-time | 13.6 | 12.1 | 15.1 | |
| Employed: Full-time | 20.2 | 18.5 | 22.1 | |
| Income (%; n = 940) | ||||
| < $20,000/year | 72.4 | 78.6 | 65.8 | < 0.01** |
| ≥ $20,000/year | 27.6 | 21.4 | 34.2 | |
| Insurance Status (%; n = 917) | ||||
| Medicaid | 35.9 | 38.7 | 32.9 | < 0.01** |
| Medicare | 12.6 | 12.6 | 12.8 | |
| Medicaid and Medicare | 5.5 | 6.4 | 4.5 | |
| Private/HMO | 19.0 | 13.8 | 24.4 | |
| None | 7.4 | 11.3 | 3.4 | |
| Other# | 19.6 | 17.2 | 22.1 |
Note. Data gathered through interview. #Category includes VA insurance; combination/multiple sources of coverage. *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01