Table 1 –
Demographic characteristics of male and female participants.
| Demographic categories | Male (n = 8,332) n (%)* |
Female (n = 10,782) n (%)* |
|---|---|---|
| Age group, M (SD) | 75.0 (4.5) | 75.2 (4.6) |
| Country | ||
| Australia | 7,523 (90.3) | 9,180 (85.1) |
| The United States | 809 (9.7) | 1,602 (14.9) |
| Living status | ||
| At home alone | 1,731 (20.8) | 4,521 (41.9) |
| At home with family, friends or a spouse | 6,570 (78.9) | 6,209 (57.6) |
| In a residential home1 | 31 (0.4) | 52 (0.5) |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Hispanic or Latino | 202 (2.4) | 286 (2.7) |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 8,129 (97.6) | 10,496 (97.4) |
| Race | ||
| White/ Caucasian | 7,793 (93.5) | 9,905 (91.9) |
| Black/ African American | 310 (3.7) | 599 (5.6) |
| Other | 148 (2.8) | 162 (2.2) |
| Language | ||
| English | 7,919 (95.0) | 10,344 (95.9) |
| Not English | 413 (5.0) | 438 (4.1) |
| Born overseas | ||
| No | 6,231 (74.8) | 8,607 (79.8) |
| Yes | 2,101 (25.2) | 2,175 (20.2) |
| Education | ||
| ≤ 12 years | 4,600 (55.2) | 6,355 (58.9) |
| > 12 years | 3,732 (44.8) | 4,426 (41.1) |
| Smoking status | ||
| Current | 383 (4.6) | 352 (3.3) |
| Former | 4,362 (52.4) | 3,437 (31.9) |
| Never | 3,587 (43.0) | 6,993 (64.9) |
| Alcohol drinking# | ||
| Current | 6,932(83.2) | 7,710 (71.5) |
| Former | 607 (7.3) | 529 (4.9) |
| Never | 793 (9.5) | 2,543 (23.6) |
| Alcohol use (days/week)# | ||
| < once per week | 1,972 (26.2) | 3,448 (41.9) |
| 1–6 days per week | 3,595 (47.6) | 3,277 (39.7) |
| everyday | 1,971 (26.2) | 1,514 (18.4) |
| Number of alcohol drinks# | ||
| 1–4 drinks | 6,890 (91.4) | 8,165 (99.1) |
| 5–8 drinks | 519 (6.9) | 55 (0.7) |
| ≥ 9 drinks | 129 (1.7) | 19 (0.2) |
| Drink more alcohol on weekend# | ||
| No | 6,393 (84.8) | 7,491 (90.9) |
| Yes | 1,146 (15.2) | 748 (9.1) |
| Past depression history§ | ||
| Unsure | 37 (0.4) | 70 (0.7) |
| No | 2,454 (29.5) | 2,739 (25.4) |
| Yes | 501 (6.0) | 1,166 (10.8) |
1
Note: supervised care or assisted living;
*
except for age – continuous variable. M: Mean, SD: Standard deviation;
#
non-drinkers have been excluded;
§
the question of a history of depression were only asked after June 2013.