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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Feb 23.
Published in final edited form as: J Elder Abuse Negl. 2016 Sep 16;29(1):15–42. doi: 10.1080/08946566.2016.1235521

Table 1.

Descriptive Statistics

W2 Demographic Characteristics
Total N 2261 Race/Ethnicity
Age 73 (62–91) White 70.77%
Female 52.10% Black 16.66%
Hispanic 10.31%
Marital Status Other 2.27%
Married 57.05%
Living with a Partner 2.08% Education
Separated 1.24% Less than High School 20.10%
Divorced 10.22% High School 25.08%
Widowed 26.32% Vocational/Some College 30.47%
Never Married 3.10% College 24.24%

Key Study Variables
Total %/ȳ (Range) Mistreatment By Kin Mistreatment By Others
W1 Verbal Mistreatment 15.40% 8.72% 6.68%
W1 Financial Mistreatment 5.80% 3.35% 2.45%
Verbal Mistreatment Financial Mistreatment
W1 Anxiety Symptoms 3.49 (0–21) 4.58 4.57
W1 Felt Loneliness 0.99 (0.6) 1.75 1.50
W1 Comorbidity Index 2.61 (0–21) 2.75 2.72
W1 ADLs 0.44 (0–5) 0.53 0.57
W2 Anxiety Symptoms 4.68 (0–21) 5.70 5.48
W2 Felt Loneliness 1.16 (0–6) 1.62 1.50
W2 Comorbidity Index 2.53 (0–21) 2.79 2.61
W2 ADLs 0.50 (0–5) 0.55 0.69
W1 Spouse Support 1.97 (0–3) 1.79 1.74
W1 Family Support 2.45 (0–3) 2.40 2.31
W1 Friend Support 2.10 (0–3) 2.15 2.15
W2 Spouse Support 1.74 (0–3) 1.67 1.67
W2 Family Support 2.44 (0–3) 2.42 2.35
W2 Friend Support 2.05 (0–3) 2.09 2.10

Note: Numbers reported are unweighted and based on the 2,261 respondents who participated in both NSHAP waves