Table 1.
Characteristics of participants (unweighted and weighted samples).
Sample characteristics | Unweighted sample | Weighted sample | |
---|---|---|---|
Gender | n | % | % |
Female | 305 | 61 | 60 |
Male | 195 | 39 | 40 |
Annual household income | |||
<$20.000 | 100 | 20 | 7 |
$20.000 to <$40.000 | 100 | 20 | 18 |
$40,000 to <$60.000 | 100 | 20 | 19 |
$60.000 to <$80.000 | 100 | 20 | 17 |
≥$80.000 | 100 | 20 | 39 |
Education | |||
High school or less | 169 | 34 | 26 |
At least some technical or community college | 143 | 29 | 30 |
At least some university | 184 | 37 | 44 |
Missing | 4 | <1 | <1 |
Employment status | |||
Not working (unemployed, student, homemaker) | 66 | 13 | 10 |
Retired | 142 | 28 | 24 |
Employed (full or part time) | 281 | 56 | 64 |
Missing | 11 | 2 | 2 |
Participant knows a family member or close friend with | |||
Alzheimer's disease | |||
Yes | 211 | 42 | 42 |
No | 286 | 57 | 57 |
Missing | 3 | 1 | 1 |