Table 2.
Characteristics of Sample.
| Demographic Characteristic | All | Age Group | Race | Gender | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | Middle | Older | Black | White | Female | Male | |
| Age 72.0 (7.1) years | 610 | 61.2 (2.8) | 74.2 (5.5) | 71.8 (6.8) | 72.9 (8.1) | 71.8 (6.7) | 72.6 (7.8%) |
| Middle-Aged (53–64) | 103 (16.5%) | -- | -- | 72 (15.7%) | 29 (21.6%) | 84 (17.0%) | 18 (18.4%) |
| Older Drivers (65–92) | 507 (83.1%) | -- | -- | 387 (84.3%) | 105 (78.4%) | 410 (83.0%) | 80 (81.6%) |
| Race | |||||||
| Black | 461 (73.9%) | 72 (69.9%) | 387 (76.6%) | -- | -- | 394 (79.9%) | 50 (51.0%) |
| White | 135 (21.6%) | 29 (28.2%) | 105 (20.7%) | -- | -- | 89 (18.1%) | 45 (45.9%) |
| Other | 25 (4.0%) | 2 (1.9%) | 13 (2.6%) | -- | -- | 10 (2.0%) | 3 (3.1%) |
| Gender (Female) | 497 (83.1%) | 84 (82.4%) | 410 (83.7%) | 394 (88.7%) | 89 (66.4%) | -- | -- |
| Education | |||||||
| High School Diploma or Less | 96 (15.7%) | 13 (12.7%) | 83 (16.4%) | 85 (18.5%) | 10 (7.5%) | 72 (14.5%) | 17 (17.3%) |
| Some College | 200 (32.7%) | 32 (31.4%) | 166 (32.7%) | 155 (33.8%) | 36 (26.9%) | 171 (34.5%) | 24 (24.5%) |
| College Degree | 108 (17.7%) | 40 (39.2%) | 127 (25.1%) | 81 (17.6%) | 27 (20.1%) | 134 (27.1%) | 28 (28.6%) |
| Master’s/Professional Degree | 133 (21.8%) | 16 (15.7%) | 117 (23.1%) | 91 (19.8%) | 39 (29.1%) | 108 (21.8%) | 25 (25.5%) |
| Doctorate | 15 (2.5%) | 1 (1.0%) | 14 (2.8%) | 10 (2.2%) | 4 (3.0%) | 10 (2.0%) | 4 (4.1%) |
| Employment Status | |||||||
| Working | 93 (14.9%) | 45 (43.7%) | 48 (9.5%) | 61 (13.3%) | 28 (20.9%) | 75 (15.1%) | 17 (17.3%) |
| Retired | 490 (78.5%) | 47 (45.6%) | 433 (85.4%) | 368 (80.0%) | 102 (76.1%) | 397 (79.9%) | 73 (74.5%) |
| Relationship Status | |||||||
| Single (Never Married) | 51 (8.4%) | 19 (19.0%) | 31 (6.1%) | 45 (9.9%) | 4 (3.0%) | 44 (9.0%) | 5 (5.3%) |
| Married/Domestic Partnership | 221 (36.4%) | 46 (46.0%) | 172 (33.9%) | 126 (27.8% | 90 (68.2%) | 147 (30.1%) | 69 (73.4%) |
| Divorced/Separated | 182 (30.0%) | 23 (23.0%) | 157 (31.7%) | 162 (35.8%) | 14 (10.6%) | 160 (32.7%) | 13 (13.8%) |
| Widowed | 153 (25.5%) | 12 (12.0) | 136 (27.4%) | 120 (26.5%) | 24 (18.2%) | 138 (28.2%) | 7 (7.4%) |
| Self-Reported Health | |||||||
| Excellent | 53 (8.6%) | 16 (15.5%) | 37 (7.4%) | 26 (5.8%) | 25 (18.7%) | 41 (8.4%) | 10 (10.2%) |
| Very Good | 243 (39.5%) | 32 (31.1%) | 204 (40.8%) | 168 (37.2%) | 62 (46.3%) | 195 (39.8%) | 39 (39.8%) |
| Good | 236 (38.4%) | 39 (38.2%) | 195 (39.0%) | 191 (42.3%) | 37 (27.6%) | 189 (38.6%) | 37 (37.8% |
| Fair | 77 (12.5%) | 12 (11.8%) | 61 (12.2%) | 562 (13.5%) | 9 (6.7%) | 62 (12.5%) | 9 (9.2%) |
| Poor | 6 (1.0%) | 3 (2.9%) | 3 (0.6%) | 5 (1.1%) | 1 (0.7%) | 3 (0.6%) | 3 (3.1%) |
| Annual Household Income | |||||||
| <$10,000 | 18 (3.1%) | 4 (4.2%) | 14 (3.0%) | 16 (3.8%) | 1 (0.8%) | 10 (2.2%) | 4 (4.3%) |
| $10,000–$14,999 | 45 (7.9%) | 9 (9.4%) | 35 (7.5%) | 43 (10.2%) | 2 (1.6%) | 39 (8.5%) | 3 (3.2%) |
| $15,000–$24,999 | 99 (17.3%) | 11 (11.5%) | 83 (17.8%) | 81 (19.3%) | 8 (6.2%) | 83 (18.1%) | 10 (10.8%) |
| $25,000–$49,999 | 231 (40.4%) | 35 (36.5%) | 194 (41.5%) | 178 (42.4%) | 45 (34.9%) | 192 (41.9%) | 32 (34.4%) |
| $50,000–$99,999 | 132 (23.1%) | 26 (25.2%) | 105 (22.5%) | 76 (18.1%) | 53 (41.1%) | 96 (21.0%) | 35 (37.6%) |
| $100,000–$149,999 | 36 (6.3%) | 7 (7.3%) | 29 (6.2%) | 21 (5.0%) | 14 (10.9%) | 31 (6.8%) | 5 (5.4%) |
| >$150,000 | 11 (1.9%) | 4 (4.1%) | 7 (1.5%) | 5 (1.2%) | 6 (4.7%) | 7 (1.5%) | 4 (4.3%) |
| Urbanicity | |||||||
| Urban (City) | 400 (66.3%) | 57 (55.9%) | 334 (68.2%) | 349 (78.1%) | 36 (27.5%) | 331 (68.5%) | 50 (52.1%) |
| Suburban | 169 (28.0%) | 33 (32.4%) | 134 (27.3%) | 90 (20.1%) | 70 (53.4%) | 128 (26.5%) | 36 (37.5%) |
| Rural | 31 (5.1%) | 11 (10.8%) | 20 (4.1%) | 5 (1.1%) | 25 (19.1%) | 21 (4.3%) | 10 (10.4%) |