Table 2.

Participant characteristics (N=191)

Participant characteristics	Na	n	%
Age (years)	190
≤64		34	18.0
65–75		93	48.7
≥76		63	33.0
Sex	191
Male		43	22.5
Female		148	77.5
Educational level	189
High school or lower		6	3.1
High school graduate		63	33.0
Some college		72	37.7
College graduate or higher		48	25.1
Race	191
Non-Hispanic White		110	59.6
Non-Hispanic Black		72	37.7
Othersb		9	4.7
Income	168
Low		80	41.9
Lower middle		34	17.8
Middle		46	24.1
High		8	4.2
Residential status	191
Alone		83	43.5
With spouse		72	37.7
Othersc		36	18.6
Marital status	191
Married or separated		72	37.7
Divorced		42	22.0
Widowed		65	34.0
Never married		12	6.3
Comorbidity	191
0		76	39.8
1		55	28.8
2		60	31.4

Notes:

^aThere are missing values because some participants did not answer every question.

^bOthers include Asian, Indian, and Alaskan natives.

^cOthers include living with parents, children, siblings, companions, or pets, and living in a retirement community.