Table 1.
Demographic and Psychiatric Characteristics of Participants
| Total (N = 6,577) |
Veterans (n = 3,494) |
Non Veterans (n = 3,083) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % (SE) | n | % (SE) | n | % (SE) | Test Statistic | |
| Age | X2(1.89) = 465.3*** | ||||||
| 50–64 | 2315 | 58.0 (0.7) | 893 | 45.8 (1.1) | 1422 | 69.8 (0.8) | |
| 65–74 | 2517 | 23.8 (0.5) | 1353 | 27.2 (0.8) | 1164 | 20.4 (0.7) | |
| ≥ 75 | 1745 | 18.2 (0.5) | 1248 | 27.0 (0.8) | 497 | 9.7 (0.5) | |
| Education (years) | X2(2.96) = 161.4*** | ||||||
| < 12 less than HS | 1510 | 17.8 (0.5) | 592 | 13.7 (0.6) | 918 | 21.8 (0.8) | |
| 12/high school | 1930 | 28.2 (0.7) | 1113 | 31.9 (1.0) | 817 | 24.6 (0.9) | |
| 13–15 some college | 1328 | 22.3 (0.6) | 837 | 26.2 (0.9) | 491 | 18.5 (0.9) | |
| ≥ 16 | 1809 | 31.7 (0.7) | 952 | 28.1 (0.9) | 952 | 35.1 (1.1) | |
| Race/Ethnicity | X2(2.89) = 178.1*** | ||||||
| White, Non-Latino | 5155 | 83.7 (0.5) | 3015 | 89.6 (0.6) | 2140 | 78.1 (0.8) | |
| African American | 778 | 8.1 (0.4) | 314 | 6.3 (0.4) | 464 | 9.8 (0.6) | |
| Latino | 469 | 5.3 (0.3) | 115 | 2.6 (0.3) | 354 | 7.9 (0.5) | |
| Other | 174 | 2.8 (0.3) | 50 | 1.4 (0.2) | 124 | 4.2 (0.4) | |
| Medical Conditions | |||||||
| Arthritis | 3514 | 48.0 (0.8) | 1998 | 53.3 (1.0) | 1516 | 42.9 (1.1) | X2(1) = 71.3*** |
| Cancer | 1034 | 12.8 (0.5) | 663 | 16.3 (0.7) | 371 | 9.4 (0.6) | X2(1) = 68.8*** |
| Diabetes | 1446 | 19.3 (0.6) | 781 | 20.2 (0.8) | 665 | 18.5 (0.8) | X2(1) = 3.3 |
| Heart Condition | 1977 | 25.5 (0.6) | 1221 | 31.0 (0.9) | 756 | 20.2 (0.8) | X2(1) = 99.7*** |
| Hypertension | 3711 | 51.9 (0.8) | 2052 | 55.3 (1.0) | 1659 | 48.7 (1.1) | X2(1) = 28.4*** |
| Lung Disease | 643 | 8.7 (0.4) | 416 | 10.6 (0.6) | 227 | 6.8 (0.5) | X2(1) = 29.4*** |
| Stroke | 473 | 5.8 (0.3) | 276 | 6.7 (0.5) | 197 | 4.9 (0.4) | X2(1) = 9.1** |
| CES-D (M (SE)) | 1.26 | (0.03) | 1.91 | (0.04) | 1.33 | (0.04) | F (1, 6557) = 6.05* |
| BAI (M (SE)) | 7.63 | (0.06) | 7.48 | (0.08) | 7.79 | (0.09) | F (1, 2,857) = 6.4* |
Notes: N’s (unweighted) vary from 6,577 to 6,535 for all variables except 5-item BAI included in HRS Psychosocial Questionnaire (N = 2,858). We use HRS weights to report weighted frequencies, percentages, means, and SE’s. Latino group includes white and African American Latinos. CES-D = Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale. HS = high school, BAI = Beck Anxiety Inventory, 5-item.
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p < 0.001,
**
p < 0.01,
*
p < 0.05