Table 1.
Mean (standard deviation) or percent of sample characteristics for the full sample, and for men and women separately (N=5640 a) b
| Total | Men (N=2401) | Women (N=3239) | p-value c | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADL difficulty (Range 0–6) | 0.77 (0.02) | 0.66 (0.03) | 0.86 (0.03) | <0.001 |
| Male (%) | 43.77 | |||
| Race/ethnicity (%) | ||||
| White | 80.54 | 80.99 | 80.19 | p>0.05 |
| Black | 8.39 | 7.54 | 9.07 | |
| Hispanic | 6.68 | 6.84 | 6.54 | |
| Other | 4.39 | 4.62 | 4.20 | |
| Age (%) | ||||
| 65–74 | 50.70 | 53.67 | 48.34 | <0.05 |
| 75–84 | 36.59 | 36.14 | 36.95 | |
| 85+ | 12.70 | 10.19 | 14.71 | |
| Marital status (%) | <0.05 | |||
| Married | 57.72 | 74.79 | 44.14 | |
| Divorced | 12.28 | 10.17 | 13.97 | |
| Widowed | 26.61 | 11.64 | 38.52 | |
| Never married | 3.38 | 3.40 | 3.37 | |
| Physical impairment (0–12) | 3.75 (0.07) | 3.24 (0.09) | 4.16 (0.09) | <0.05 |
| Income ($, 0–5,000,000) d | 54,113.92 (3210.53) | 68025.26 (6147.43) | 43047.39 (3074.87) | <0.05 |
| Education (%) | ||||
| < HS | 21.10 | 20.91 | 21.24 | <0.05 |
| HS | 53.29 | 46.54 | 58.66 | |
| >= College | 25.61 | 32.54 | 20.10 | |
| Indoor disrepair present (%) | 11.39 | 10.82 | 11.82 | <0.05 |
| Clutter present (%) | 26.77 | 26.70 | 26.82 | >0.05 |
| Total number of chronic disease (0–9) | 2.20 (0.02) | 1.95 (0.03) | 2.40 (0.03) | <0.05 |
a
Maximum sample size; variables contain missing values
b
Means/proportions were generated using survey weights to be generalizable to the US population
c
p-value for male/female difference in means or proportions
d
Continuous income is highly skewed; natural log of income used in all models