Table 2. Sociodemographic and Dementia Diagnosis Characteristics of the Sample.
| Client Characteristics | Percent |
|---|---|
| Sociodemographic | |
| Female | 60.1 |
| Race/Ethnicity | |
| White | 87.3 |
| Black | 8.6 |
| Hispanic | 3.9 |
| Marital Status | |
| Married | 55.0 |
| Widowed | 38.3 |
| Never Married | 2.3 |
| Elementary or High School Education | 73.0 |
| Income Less than $15,000 | 56.1 |
| Medicaid-Eligible | 6.8 |
| HMO Health Care Coverage | 20.8 |
| Living Arrangement | |
| Lives Alone | 14.9 |
| Lives with Spouse Only | 44.1 |
| Lives with Spouse and Other Relatives | 5.7 |
| Lives with Relatives Other than Spouse | 29.0 |
| Homeowner | 47.8 |
| Lives with a Relative at No Charge | 34.3 |
| Dementia Diagnosis | |
| Alzheimer's Disease | 69.3 |
| Vascular Dementia | 22.7 |
| Other Irreversible Dementia | 8.0 |
NOTES: N = 8,437; mean age = 79.0, standard deviation = 8.0. HMO is health maintenance organization.
SOURCE: IHA/UCSF Medicare Alzheimer's Disease Demonstration Baseline Data, 1995.