Table 1.
Characteristics of the Sample (N = 1,376 Community-Dwelling Older Adults Age 60 and Older Living in Detroit in 2001).
| Distribution | |
|---|---|
| Expectation to age in place | 65.4 |
| Demographic characteristics | |
| Female | 70.6 |
| Age | 71.6 (7.6) Range 60-97 |
| Race | |
| White | 13.8 |
| Black/African American | 81.2 |
| Other | 5.3 |
| Education | |
| Less than high school diploma | 40.8 |
| High school graduate | 24.0 |
| Some college or higher | 35.2 |
| Low income (Below 125% Poverty) | 16.5 |
| Lives alone | 42.1 |
| Owns home | 70.4 |
| Drives | 61.0 |
| Years at current address | 24.1 (15.7) Range 0-83 |
| Health characteristics | |
| Self-rated health | |
| Poor | 8.7 |
| Fair | 23.8 |
| Good | 31.8 |
| Very good | 27.1 |
| Excellent | 8.6 |
| Number of chronic conditions | 0.8 (0.9) Range 0-4 |
| Health limits activities | 1.7 (0.8) |
| (Not at all to a lot) | Range 1-3 |
| Health limits stairs | 1.9 (0.8) |
| (Not at all to a lot) | Range 1-3 |
| Age-friendly factor items | |
| Factor 1: Access to business and leisure | |
| Total number of bus stops within 400 m | 14.2 (22.6) Range 0-321 |
| Total number of businesses within 400 m | 21.6 (29.4) Range 0-333 |
| Total number of grocery stores within 400 m | 1.0 (1.2) Range 0-11 |
| Total number of parks within 400 m | 0.9 (1.1) Range 0-16 |
| Factor 2: Access to health care | |
| Total number of health services within 400 m | 1.5 (4.8) Range 0-47 |
| Total number of mental health services within 400 m | 0.1 (0.5) Range 0-3 |
| Factor 3: Neighborhood problems | |
| Feels safe alone at night | 1.5 (0.7) |
| (very safe to very unsafe) | Range 1-4 |
| Feels safe alone during the day | 2.3 (1.0) |
| (very safe to very unsafe) | Range 1-4 |
| Count of neighborhood problems | 1.99 (2.5) Range 0-10 |
| Count of housing problems | 2.3 (2.1) Range 0-9 |
| Factor 4: Social interaction | |
| Feels close to friends and family | 90.7 |
| Talks or visits with friends and family | 5.4 (2.1) |
| (never to everyday) | Range 0-7 |
| Factor 5: Social support | |
| Believes someone available for short term | 92.9 |
| Believes someone available for long term | 80.7 |
| Believes someone available for emergency | 95.5 |
| Factor 6: Community engagement | |
| Frequency of participation in community groups | 1.1 (1.9) |
| (Never to everyday) | Range 0-7 |
| Frequency of volunteering | 1.4 (2.3) |
| (Never to everyday) | Range 0-7 |
Notes: Table entries are for unweighted data. Percentages are shown for categorical variables. Means with standard errors in parentheses and range below are shown for continuous variables.