Table 1. Sociodemographic Characteristics of Recipients, Presented as the Percentage in the Population (i.e., Weighted from the Sample).
| White | Black | Hispanic | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sample size | 925 | 395 | 185 | 1505 |
| Age categories | ||||
| Younger than 60 | 0.4% | 0.0% | 2.2% | 0.5% |
| Age 60 to 69 | 6.2 | 18.0 | 21.1 | 11.1 |
| Age 70 to 79 | 26.2 | 40.3 | 41.6 | 31.8 |
| Age 80 to 89 | 52.4 | 33.9 | 29.2 | 44.7 |
| Age 90 and older | 14.8 | 7.8 | 5.9 | 11.9 |
| Marital status | ||||
| Married or coupled | 13.8 | 9.7 | 14.1 | 12.8 |
| Divorced or separated | 7.9 | 18.6 | 26.1 | 13.0 |
| Widowed | 65.0 | 58.7 | 50.5 | 61.5 |
| Never married | 13.4 | 13.0 | 9.2 | 12.8 |
| Years living alone | ||||
| Never Lived Alone | 25.0 | 33.9 | 38.0 | 28.9 |
| 1 to 9 years | 28.3 | 22.1 | 28.3 | 26.7 |
| 10 to 19 years | 17.8 | 17.9 | 16.3 | 17.7 |
| 20 to 29 years | 14.0 | 10.9 | 9.8 | 12.7 |
| 30 to 39 years | 9.0 | 5.9 | 4.3 | 7.6 |
| 40 years or more | 5.8 | 9.2 | 3.3 | 6.4 |
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 26.6 | 31.4 | 23.2 | 27.4 |
| Female | 73.4 | 68.6 | 76.8 | 72.6 |
| Education | ||||
| Never attended school | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
| Elementary school | 7.2 | 18.4 | 47.5 | 15.2 |
| Some high school | 15.2 | 19.7 | 14.2 | 16.3 |
| High school graduate | 39.7 | 33.2 | 23.0 | 35.9 |
| Some college or technical school | 20.7 | 18.9 | 9.3 | 18.8 |
| College graduate | 17.1 | 9.8 | 5.5 | 13.7 |