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. 2013 Nov;11(6):500–507. doi: 10.1370/afm.1582

Table 1.

Demographics of Respondents at Baseline and Follow-up

Baseline (n=1,005) Follow-up (n=1,000)
Characteristic No (%) No. (%) P Value
Age, y .66
 50–64 524 (52.2) 511 (51.1)
 65–70 289 (28.7) 273 (27.3)
 75–84 164 (16.3) 179 (17.9)
 ≥85 27 (2.7) 36 (3.5)
 Declined 1 (0.1) 1 (0.1)
Sex .94
 Male 333 (33.2) 330 (33.0)
 Female 672 (66.8) 670 (67.0)
Race .43
 White 886 (88.1) 896 (89.6)
 African American 2 (0.2) 1 (0.1)
 Asian 3 (0.3) 1 (0.1)
 Native Hawaiian/other Pacific Islander 5 (0.5) 1 (0.1)
 American Indian/Alaska Native 15 (1.5) 10 (1.0)
 Other 72 (7.2) 69 (6.9)
 Don’t know/declined 22 (2.2) 23 (2.3) .
Ethnicity .06
 White non-Hispanic 839 (83.5) 874 (87.4)
 Hispanic 101 (10.0) 73 (7.3)
 Other non-Hispanic 53 (5.3) 40 (3.9)
 Don’t know/declined 12 (1.2) 14 (1.4)
Education level .09
 High school or less 412 (41.0) 397 (39.7)
 13–16 years 443 (44.1) 485 (48.5)
 ≥17 years 147 (14.6) 114 (11.4)
 Don’t know/declined 4 (0.3) 4 (0.4)
Income .01
 <$20,000 282 (28.1) 240 (24.0)
 $20,000–$49,000 372 (37.0) 345 (34.5)
 $50,000–$74,999 126 (12.6) 125 (12.5)
 ≥$75,000 78 (7.8) 103 (10.3)
 Don’t know/declined 146 (14.5) 187 (18.7)
Employment .22
 Employed/self-employed 438 (43.6) 394 (39.4)
 Unemployed/unable to work 76 (7.5) 75 (7.4)
 Homemaker 49 (4.9) 66 (6.6)
 Retired 435 (43.3) 458 (45.8)
 Other 8 (0.8) 7 (0.7)

Note: Weighted sample.