Table 1.
Participants’ demographic information.
| Characteristic | Nonusers (n=17) | Short-term users (n=9) | Former users (n=11) | Long-term users (n=11) | All users (N=48) | |
| Average age (years), mean (SD) | 72.9 (7.5) | 72.2 (9.9) | 68.9 (2.5) | 68.0 (3.1) | 70.8 (6.7) | |
| Age, range | 66-94 | 66-94 | 67-73 | 65-73 | 65-94 | |
| Race or ethnicity, n (%) | ||||||
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White | 15 (88) | 7 (82) | 11 (100) | 9 (82) | 42 (88) |
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African American | 0 (0) | 2 (18) | 0 (0) | 2 (18) | 4 (8) |
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Hispanic | 1 (6) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (2) |
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Asian | 1 (6) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (2) |
| Gender, n (%) |
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Male | 7 (41) | 2 (18) | 2 (18) | 2 (18) | 13 (27) |
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Female | 10 (59) | 7 (82) | 9 (82) | 9 (82) | 35 (73) |
| Education, n (%) |
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High School | 2 (12) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (4) |
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Some College | 4 (18) | 2 (18) | 2 (18) | 2 (18) | 10 (21) |
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College | 7 (41) | 4 (46) | 2 (18) | 5 (46) | 18 (38) |
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Graduate | 4 (24) | 3 (36) | 7 (64) | 4 (36) | 18 (38) |