Table 1.
Beneficiary Characteristics (N = 58,228)
| Variable | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Gender | |
| Male | 43.6 (49.3) |
| Female | 44.8 (50.7) |
| Missing | 11.6 |
| Age (years) | |
| 18–44 | 0.8 (0.8) |
| 45–54 | 2.2 (2.3) |
| 55–64 | 5.7 (6.1) |
| 65–74 | 46.6 (49.8) |
| 75–84 | 29.2 (31.2) |
| 85+ | 9.2 (9.8) |
| Missing | 6.4 |
| Education | |
| Eighth grade or less | 4.2 (4.8) |
| Some high school | 7.5 (8.4) |
| High school graduate or GED | 29.9 (33.8) |
| Some college or 2-year degree | 23.5 (26.6) |
| 4-year college graduate | 9.6 (10.9) |
| More than 4-year college degree | 13.7 (15.5) |
| Missing | 11.6 |
| Self-rated physical health | |
| Excellent | 8.2 (8.6) |
| Very good | 26.6 (27.8) |
| Good | 35.0 (36.6) |
| Fair | 20.1 (21.0) |
| Poor | 5.7 (6.0) |
| Missing | 4.3 |
| Self-rated mental health | |
| Excellent | 31.0 (32.4) |
| Very good | 32.3 (33.8) |
| Good | 23.3 (24.3) |
| Fair | 7.3 (7.6) |
| Poor | 1.8 (1.8) |
| Missing | 4.3 |
| Proxy status | |
| Proxy respondent | 2.1 (2.3) |
| Proxy assistance | 5.7 (6.3) |
| No proxy | 81.8 (91.4) |
| Missing | 10.4 |
| Depressive symptoms | |
| Yes | 12.2 (13.1) |
| No | 80.4 (86.9) |
| Missing | 7.4 |
| Confidence to identify when it is necessary to get care | |
| Very confident | 53.1 (56.8) |
| Confident | 33.0 (35.4) |
| Somewhat confident | 6.4 (6.8) |
| Not at all confident | 0.9 (1.0) |
| Missing | 6.6 |
Note. Values in parentheses are percentages among participants with nonmissing data.