Table 1.
Descriptive statistics of demographics and LFDRS Total and Subscale Scores by financial decisional ability.
Variable | Total (N = 200) | No Concerns (n = 184) | Some/Major Concerns (n = 16) | p-value* |
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M (SD) or % |
M (SD) or % |
M (SD) or % |
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Age | 71.5 (7.4) | 71.1 (7.2) | 76.1 (8.2) | .008 |
Education (years) | 15.3 (2.6) | 15.5 (2.6) | 13.8 (2.1) | .014 |
Race | .162 | |||
Caucasian | 48.0% | 49.5% | 31.3% | |
African American | 52.0% | 50.5% | 68.7% | |
Gender (female) | 74.0% | 73.3% | 81.3% | .491 |
LFDRS Total Score | 16.0 (8.6) | 14.8 (7.2) | 29.8 (11.9) | <.001 |
FSA | 7.2 (3.2) | 6.9 (3.0) | 10.3 (3.3) | <.001 |
PV | 3.1 (2.8) | 2.9 (2.6) | 5.3 (4.2) | .040 |
Susceptibility | 3.6 (3.8) | 3.2 (3.4) | 7.9 (5.8) | .005 |
Intellectual | 2.3 (2.0) | 1.9 (1.4) | 6.3 (3.0) | <.001 |
Note: FDA = Financial decisional abilities; LFDRS = Lichtenberg Financial Decision Rating Scale; FSA = Financial Situational Awareness; PV = Psychological Vulnerability.
p-values are reported for t-tests or chi-square tests as appropriate.