Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of analytical sample (n=1352)

Variable	Mean	Range
Age	81	67–104
Living children	3.5	0–20
Self-rated health	3 (fair)	1–5 (poor-excellent)
Cognitive score	9	0–10 (higher more intact)
Household income	$38 390	$0–$726 768
Education in years	11.39	0–17
LTC insurance	11%
Married	63%
Female	61%
White race	82%
ADLs at baseline	0	0
ADLs at onset of caregiving need	2	1–6

ADL, activities of daily living; LTC, long-term care.