Table 1.
Sociodemographic Characteristics (N = 687)
| N (%)a | |
|---|---|
| Age (M 71, SD 12.5 years) | |
| < 65 years | 165 (25.5) |
| 65 – 74 | 193 (29.8) |
| ≥75 | 289 (44.7) |
| Missing data | 40 (5.8) |
| Sex (female) | 355 (51.7) |
| Race and Ethnicity | |
| African American | 45 (6.6) |
| White | 418 (61) |
| Asian | 12 (1.7) |
| Hispanic | 209 (30.5) |
| Other | 1 (0.1) |
| New York Heart Association Class | |
| Class 1 | 3 (0.5) |
| Class 2 | 103 (16) |
| Class 3 | 293(45.4) |
| Class 4 | 246 (38.1) |
| Education | |
| < high school | 242 (42.9) |
| High school | 212 (37.6) |
| Some college | 68 (12) |
| College degree | 31 (5.5) |
| Graduate degree | 11 (2) |
| Missing data | 146 (20.6) |
| Marital status | |
| Single | 67 (9.8) |
| Married | 322 (47.1) |
| Divorced/Separated | 69 (10.1) |
| Widowed | 226 (33) |
a
Numbers of participants varied slightly in each response set, so percentages also vary slightly.