Table 1.
Health and demographics, by age and gender (weighted)
| 50–69 years old | 70–84 years old | 85 + years old | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | |
| Pet Owners (%) | 57.2% | 58.3% | 37.3% | 43.9% | 19.0% | 22.5% |
| Married (%) | 66.8%1 | 61.9%2 | 75.0%1 | 45.9%2 | 62.0%1 | 15.2%2 |
| Own Home (%) | 79.8%3 | 79.2%4 | 85.4%3 | 77.0%4 | 65.0%3 | 59.6%4 |
| Health Status (M, SD) | 2.56 (1.00) | 2.57 (1.06) | 2.84 (1.06) | 2.84 (1.05) | 3.17 (1.10) | 2.98 (0.99) |
| Ever Depressed (%) | 17.3% | 32.1% | 9.7% | 20.6% | 3.5% | 11.9% |
| Depressed in last week (%) | 13.1% | 13.2% | 4.2% | 13.0% | 2.8% | 9.4% |
| Mild Physical Activity (% every day or once a week) | 75.7% | 83.6% | 67.4% | 76.2% | 54.9% | 73.6% |
| Moderate Physical Activity (% every day or once a week) | 69.1% | 65.0% | 60.7% | 56.6% | 61.7% | 24.4% |
| Vigorous Physical Activity (% every day or once a week) | 50.9% | 36.1% | 38.8% | 28.5% | 4.1% | 20.8% |
1Comparison within males; ns, p = 0.15
2Comparison within females; p < .001, 50 to 69 and 70 to 84 age groups significantly more likely to be married than 85 and older age group
3Comparison within males; ns, p = 0.08
4Comparison within females; p = 0.006, 50 to 69 and 70 to 84 age groups significantly more likely to be married than 85 and older age group