Table 1.
Descriptive Statistics, Respodents Aged ≥ 50 Health and Retirement Study (n = 20,218), 1998
| Males | Females | |
|---|---|---|
| Age (average) | 66.5 | 67.4 |
| Instrumental activities of daily living | ||
| Self-reported difficulty using a mapa | ||
| No | 85.7% | 67.4% |
| Yes/can’t do | 7.5% | 13.8% |
| Don’t do | 6.7% | 18.7% |
| Missing | 0.0% | 0. 0% |
| Self-reported difficulty using a telephonea | ||
| No | 93.1% | 94.6% |
| Yes/can’t do | 6.0% | 5.1% |
| Don’t do | 0.9% | 0.3% |
| Missing | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Self-reported difficulty managing moneya | ||
| No | 90.4% | 89.9% |
| Yes/can’t do | 5.7% | 7.8% |
| Don’t do | 3.9% | 2.3% |
| Missing | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Self-reported difficulty taking medicinea | ||
| No | 89.0% | 90.7% |
| Yes/can’t do | 3.2% | 4.5% |
| Don’t do | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| Missing | 7.7% | 4.6% |
| Self-reported difficulty shoppinga | ||
| No | 87.6% | 84.9% |
| Yes/can’t do | 7.1% | 13.0% |
| Don’t do | 5.3% | 2.2% |
| Missing | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Self-reported difficulty preparing mealsa | ||
| No | 84.2% | 89.9% |
| Yes/can’t do | 5.3% | 8.6% |
| Don’t do | 10.5% | 1.5% |
| Missing | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| N | 8,727 | 11,491 |
Note: Source—Health and Retirement, 1998.
aStatistically significant chi-square test for over-dispersion by gender.