Table 1.
Descriptive statistics in the pooled sample (n = 740).
| Characteristics | n | % |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||
| Women | 474 | 64.1 |
| Men | 266 | 35.9 |
| Living Arrangements | ||
| Living with others | 294 | 39.7 |
| Live alone | 446 | 60.3 |
| Ever Smoker | ||
| No | 347 | 47.0 |
| Yes | 391 | 53.0 |
| Drinking Alcohol | ||
| No | 481 | 65.1 |
| Yes | 258 | 34.9 |
| Marital Status | ||
| Other | 640 | 86.5 |
| Married | 100 | 13.5 |
| Mean | SD | |
| Age | 71.7 | 8.4 |
| Educational Attainment | 12.7 | 2.2 |
| Financial Difficulties | 8.9 | 5.5 |
| Number of pain-related CMCs | 1.6 | 1.2 |
| Depressive symptoms | 2.5 | 2.8 |
| Pain Intensity | 2.0 | 2.3 |
SD: Standard deviation; CMCs: Chronic medical conditions.