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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 May 28.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Geriatr Soc. 2011 Jun 7;59(6):1105–1109. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2011.03412.x

TABLE 1.

Description of N=218 older persons and their surrogates

Characteristic Value
Older persons
Age, mean years (SD) 74 (7.0)
Female, % 71
Non-Hispanic ethnicity, % <1
Race, %
        White 72
        Black 24
        Other 4
Greater than high school education, % 64
Married, % 52
Lives alone, % 38
Chronic diseases, mean number (SD) 3.9 (2.1)
≥ 1 IADL disability, % 20
Self-rated health fair/poor, % 20
Surrogates
Female, % 68
Non-Hispanic ethnicity, % <1
Race, %
        White 69
        Black 26
        Other 5
Relationship to older person, %
    Child 42
        Spouse 40
        Significant other 1
    Other relative 12
    Other 5
Frequency of contact, %
    Daily 77
    Weekly 19
    Less than weekly 4