Table 1.
Sample Characteristics (n = 25).
| Categorical measures | % |
|---|---|
| Demographic | |
| Male gender | 56% |
| Marital status | |
| Married | 56% |
| Widowed | 28% |
| Never married | 16% |
| Education level | |
| College | 40% |
| Graduate or Prof. school | 60% |
| Alcohol-related | |
| AUDIT score >8 (hazardous drinking) | 4% |
| Health and mental health | |
| GDS (>4) | 12% |
| Continuous measures | M (SD) |
|---|---|
| Demographic | |
| Mean age | 85.9 (6.0) |
| Alcohol-related | |
| Mean daily alcohol cons. | .99 (.87) |
| Mean weekly alcohol cons. | 6.9 (6.1) |
| AUDIT score | 3.4 (1.5) |
| Health and mental health | |
| GDS (M) | 2.0 (1.9) |
| SF-12 (Mental component) | 53.9 (6.6) |
| SF-12 (Physical component) | 45.0 (11.2) |
Note. AUDIT = Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test; GDS = Geriatric Depression Scale.