Table 2.

Sample characteristics among those 65 and over by HIT use status in the preceding 12 months: Weighted statistics

Sociodemographic and health characteristics		All	Did Not Use HIT	Used HIT	P Valuea
		N=5294 (100%)	N=4078 (77%)	N=1215 (23%)
Gender					< .001
	Male	38.9	37.6	43.3
	Female	61.1	62.4	56.7
Age group					< .001
	65-74	52.9	46.3	74.7
	75-84	34.4	37.9	22.7
	85+	12.7	15.7	2.6
Race/ethnicity					< .001
	Non-Hispanic white	81.1	78.5	89.8
	Non-Hispanic black	9.6	10.9	5.2
	Hispanic	6.3	7.5	2.3
	Non-Hispanic Asian	3.0	3.1	2.7
Marital status					< .001
	Married/cohabiting	43.6	38.5	60.5
	Widowed	36.7	41.8	19.5
	Divorced/separated	14.8	14.5	16.0
	Never married	4.9	5.2	4.0
Education					< .001
	< High school	22.4	27.9	4.0
	High school diploma or GED	32.2	35.4	21.3
	Some college or associate’s degree	23.8	21.7	31.0
	Bachelor’s degree	12.5	9.5	22.6
	Some graduate school, MA/MS/PhD degree	8.5	4.8	20.9
	Missing	0.6	0.7	0.2
Family income-to-need ratio					< .001
	<1	10.1	12.4	2.4
	1-1.99	19.4	22.1	10.3
	2-3.99	26.4	25.8	28.2
	4+	22.4	16.2	43.1
	Missing	21.8	23.5	16.0
% worked in the preceding 12 months		19.3	15.6	31.7	< .001
% reporting limitation due to hearing/vision problem		4.2	4.7	2.3	< .001
% reporting limitation due to memory impairment		6.9	7.8	3.9	< .001
Self-ratings of health (1=poor, 5=excellent), mean (SD)		3.31 (1.09)	3.21 (1.10)	3.63 (1.09)	< .001
Health care service use in 12 months
	% saw or talked to a general practitioner	85.8	84.7	89.5	< .001
	% saw or talked to a medical specialist	44.9	41.8	55.0	< .001
	% saw or talked to an eye doctor	57.3	55.0	65.0	< .001
	% saw or talked to a PT/OT	14.0	12.4	19.3	< .001
	% saw or talked to a chiropractor	8.7	7.9	11.4	< .001
	% had overnight hospitalization	17.1	17.8	14.9	0.019
	% had any surgery	18.6	17.2	23.3	< .001
	% used homecare services	7.5	8.4	4.6	< .001
	% saw or talked to a mental health professional	3.7	3.0	5.9	< .001

^a P denotes difference between nonusers and users shown from chi-square tests or independent samples t tests.