Table 1.
Participants’ demographic characteristics (n = 50).
| Characteristic | n | % | ||
| Age (years) | ||||
| <40 | 3 | 6% | ||
| 40–59 | 19 | 38% | ||
| 60+ | 28 | 56% | ||
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 34 | 68% | ||
| Female | 16 | 32% | ||
| Employment status | ||||
| Employed | 15 | 30% | ||
| Not employed | 35 | 70% | ||
| Insurance status | ||||
| Insured—employer | 17 | 34% | ||
| Insured—public (Medicare, Medicaid) | 27 | 54% | ||
| Insured—Military/Department of Defense | 3 | 6% | ||
| Uninsured/self-pay | 3 | 6% | ||
| Household annual income (US $) | ||||
| <$25,000 | 14 | 28% | ||
| $25,000–$34,999 | 7 | 14% | ||
| $35,000–$49,999 | 7 | 14% | ||
| $50,000–$74,999 | 9 | 18% | ||
| $75,000–$99,999 | 1 | 2% | ||
| $100,000+ | 9 | 18% | ||
| Declined to answer | 3 | 6% | ||
| Highest level of education | ||||
| High school graduate | 11 | 22% | ||
| Some college | 18 | 36% | ||
| College graduate | 13 | 26% | ||
| Postgraduate studies | 5 | 10% | ||
| Declined to answer | 3 | 6% | ||