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. 2017 Jan 13;57(Suppl 1):S95–S104. doi: 10.1093/geront/gnw100

Table 1.

Participant Characteristics

Characteristic Mean (SD) or % p a
Total (unweighted N = 2,351) Women (46.0%) Men (54.0%)
Age in years 61.6 (8.2) 61.3 (7.5) 61.8 (8.8) .32
Race/ethnicity: NHW 78.2% 77.1% 79.2% .48
Education > high school graduation 73.9% 76.9% 71.3% .12
Income > 200% FPL 71.9% 74.5% 69.6% .12
Sexual orientation
 Gay or lesbian 75.1% 70.0% 79.4% <.01
 Bisexual 16.6% 17.3% 16.1% .67
 Other 8.3% 12.7% 4.5% <.01
Transgender 11.3% 15.4% 7.9% <.01
Day-to-day discrimination 0.9 (0.9) 0.9 (0.9) 0.9 (0.9) .58
Identity stigma 0.6 (1.4) 0.4 (1.1) 0.7 (1.6) <.01
Current smoker 13.7% 12.2% 15.1% .26
Recovering from addiction 14.6% 10.9% 17.7% <.01
Social support 2.7 (1.1) 2.8 (1.1) 2.6 (1.2) <.01
Perceived stress 1.4 (0.8) 1.3 (0.8) 1.4 (0.8) .13
30-Day drinking status
 Nondrinking 32.1% 33.6% 30.8% .38
 Low-risk drinking 47.3% 48.0% 46.8% .73
 High-risk drinking 20.6% 18.4% 22.4% .16

Note: FPL = federal poverty level; NHW = non-Hispanic white. All estimates were computed using survey weights.

aSignificance of difference between women and men.