Table 2.

Sample characteristics (n = 23).

Variable	Number
Gender
Male	14
Female	9
Age
51–55	2
56–60	4
61–65	7
66–70	4
71–75	2
>75	4
Marital status
Single/lives alone	18
Married/cohabits	5
Professional status
Professional	6
Managerial/	7
administrative	5
Skilled/semiskilled	4
Unskilled	1
Period of time since TIA
<6 months	3
6–12 months	15
12–18 months	5