Table 1.

Demographic characteristics

Variable	Family ProxyM(SD)	Resident M(SD)
Age	61.33 (11.63)	83.32 (10.47)
Gender (Female = 1)	74% (63)	72% (61)
Race (AA = 1)	14% (12)	14% (12)
Marital Status
Never married	9% (8)	17% (14)
Married	69% (59)	24% (20)
Widowed	6% (5)	50% (43)
Separated	5% (4)	1% (1)
Divorced	8% (7)	8% (7)
Education Status
8th grade or less	0 % (0)	4% (3)
9th to 11th grade	1% (1)	14% (12)
High School	19% (16)	51% (43)
Technical School	1% (1)	4% (3)
Some College	18% (15)	8% (7)
Bachelor’s Degree	28% (24)	7% (6)
Graduate Degree	31% (26)	8% (7)
Relation (Child = 1)	68% (58)	--

Note. N = 85 dyads of a resident and family proxy.