Table 2.

Characteristics of Elder Groups

	Sanders- Brown (N = 70)	Well- Elders (N = 430)	Nursing Home (N =413)	Homeboun d (N = 473)	Total (N = 1386)
Age
65–84	65	362 (84.2%)	178 (43.1%)	293 (62.7%)	898 (65.1%)
85+	5 (7.1%)	68 (15.8%)	235 (56.9%)	174 (37.3%)	482 (34.9%)
Gender
Male	24	126 (29.3%)	93 (22.5%)	73 (15.4%)	316 (22.8%)
Female	46	304 (70.7%)	320 (77.5%)	400 (84.6%)	1070 (77.2%)
Race
White	69	377 (88.7%)	390 (94.7%)	432 (91.3%)	1268 (91.9%)
Black/Other	1 (1.4%)	58 (11.2%)	22 (5.3%)	41 (8.7%)	112 (8.2%)
Residence*
Urban	70	176 (40.9%)	247 (59.8%)	174 (36.8%)	667 (48.1%)
Small City	0 (0.0%)	159 (37.0%)	138 (33.4%)	151 (31.9%)	448 (32.3%)
Rural	0 (0.0%)	94 (21.9%)	23 (5.6%)	148 (31.3%)	265 (19.1%)
Marital Status*
Never Married	3 (4.3%)	22 (5.1%)	81 (19.9%)	19 (4.0%)	125 (9.1%)
Divorced/Separated	5 (7.1%)	56 (13.0%)	32 (7.9%)	63 (13.4%)	156 (11.3%)
Widowed	24	205 (47.7%)	238 (58.5%)	330 (70.2%)	797 (57.9%)
Married	38	147 (34.2%)	51 (12.5%)	58 (12.3%)	294 (21.4%)
Education
Less HS	2 (2.9%)	188 (44.8%)	166 (43.3%)	334 (70.8%)	690 (51.3%)
HS/GED	7 (10.0%)	110 (26.2%)	92 (24.0%)	72 (15.3%)	281 (20.9%)
Some College	23	69 (16.4%)	54 (14.1%)	53 (11.2%)	199 (14.8%)
College +	38	53 (12.6%)	71 (18.5%)	13 (2.8%)	175 (13.0%)
Income
< $15,000	2 (2.9%)	171 (39.8%)	52 (12.6%)	420 (88.8%)	645 (46.5%)
$15,000 – $49,999	34	113 (26.3%)	21 (5.1%)	33 (7.0%)	201 (14.5%)
$50,000+	29	16 (3.7%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	52 (3.8%)
Don't Know	5 (7.1%)	130 (30.2%)	334 (80.9%)	19 (4.0%)	488 (35.2%)
Smoke Cigarettes
No	64	390 (92.2%)	372 (91.4%)	391 (83.4%)	1217 (89.0%)
Yes	4 (5.9%)	33 (7.8%)	35 (8.6%)	78 (16.6%)	150 (11.0%)
Dentate Status
Dentate	64	237 (56.4%)	220 (55.0%)	205 (43.3%)	726 (53.3%)
Edentulous	6 (8.6%)	183 (43.6%)	180 (45.0%)	268 (56.7%)	637 (46.7%)

^*p < 0.05