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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Oct 22.
Published in final edited form as: J Cross Cult Gerontol. 2013 Jun;28(2):137–152. doi: 10.1007/s10823-013-9193-6

Table 6.

Culture transformation variables: descriptives by ethnic group

Variable White Non-Hisp.
Mean (STD) range
Cuban
Mean (STD) range
Other Hispanics
Mean (STD) range
Black Non-Hisp.
Mean (STD) range
Family growth 2.65 (.28) 1.63–3.00 2.58 (.26) 1.88–3 2.55 (.26) 1.75–3 2.50 (.29) 1.75–3
Spirituality 3.67 (1.36) 0–5.00 3.98 (1.09) 0–5.00 4.34 (.75) 1.40–5 4.53 (.60) 2–5
Openness to accept help
# Tasks 1.63 (1.92) 0–8 1.39 (1.85) 0–8 1.35 (1.94) 0–7 1.70 (1.89) 0–7
# Helpers 5.29 (6.20) 0–10 5.25 (3.64) 0–10 6.02 (3.61) 0–10 7.77 (2.95) 0–10
Family help in hours 0.60 (1.11) 0–5.81 0.68 (1.34) 0–7.41 0.63 (1.46) 0–7.13 0.37 (0.63) 0–3.50
# Services used 1.55 (2.42) 0–9 1.12 (2.02) 0–7.75 0.86 (1.86) 0–8.25 1.24 (2.06) 0–7.75