Table 1 –
Respondents’ demographic characterstics.
| Characteristic | Completes | SD | Others* | SD | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 2359 | 2559 | |||
| Age | 57.55 | 17.826 | 55.93 | 19.024 | 0.002 |
| If >65 y | 71† | 65–94 | 71† | 65–94 | |
| If <65 y | 44† | 18–64 | 41† | 18–64 | |
| Age > 65 y | 0.50 | 0.500 | 0.48 | 0.500 | 0.168 |
| Sex, male | 0.52 | 0.500 | 0.45 | 0.497 | <0.001 |
| Head of household | 0.85 | 0.357 | 0.83 | 0.378 | 0.025 |
| Married or living with partner | 0.65 | 0.476 | 0.60 | 0.489 | <0.001 |
| Number of children | 2.42 | 1.338 | - | - | |
| Any children | 0.71 | 0.206 | - | - | |
| Education | |||||
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 0.36 | 0.480 | 0.26 | 0.437 | < 0.001 |
| Employed outside the home | 0.37 | 0.484 | 0.37 | 0.482 | 0.633 |
| Race/ethnicity | |||||
| White, non-Hispanic | 0.80 | 0.399 | 0.65 | 0.477 | < 0.001 |
| Black, non-Hispanic | 0.07 | 0.249 | 0.13 | 0.335 | < 0.001 |
| Other, non-Hispanic | 0.05 | 0.225 | 0.08 | 0.270 | < 0.001 |
| Hispanic | 0.08 | 0.270 | 0.14 | 0.350 | < 0.001 |
| Health | |||||
| Self-reported health (10 = highest) | 8† | 0–10 | - | - | |
| Smoker | 0.13 | 0.333 | - | - | |
| Alcohol consumption > 1 drink/mo | 0.45 | 0.498 | - | - | |
| Experience with serious disease | 0.20 | 0.404 | - | - | |
| Urban | 0.85 | 0.358 | 0.85 | 0.361 | 0.827 |
| Region | |||||
| Northeast | 0.18 | 0.387 | 0.17 | 0.379 | 0.397 |
| Midwest | 0.23 | 0.423 | 0.22 | 0.414 | 0.243 |
| South | 0.35 | 0.478 | 0.38 | 0.485 | 0.048 |
| West | 0.23 | 0.422 | 0.23 | 0.419 | 0.740 |
| Employed outside the home | 0.37 | 0.484 | 0.37 | 0.482 | 0.633 |
| Income ($) | 75,698 | 55,251 | 67,690 | 53,353 | < 0.001 |
*
Incompletes and nonresponders. Health-related questions were not available from individuals without complete results.
†
Median.