Table 1.

Selected Characteristics of Study Residents

Selected characteristics		Number of residents	Percentage (%)
Gender	Male	2392	31.9
	Female	5104	68.1
Age (years)	66 to 74	838	11.2
	75 to 84	2494	33.3
	85 to 94	3485	46.5
	95 and above	679	9.1
Race	White	7287	97.2
	African American	78	1.0
	Other	131	1.8
Marital status	Widowed	4039	53.9
	Married	2360	31.5
	Divorced	621	8.3
	Never married	360	4.8
	Others	116	1.6
Facility area	Urban	2793	37.3
	Rural	4703	62.7
Potentially appropriate indications for antipsychotic use	Verbal aggression	2411	32.2
	Physical aggression	1900	25.4
	Delusion	1850	24.7
	Hallucination	838	11.2
	Delirium	2198	29.3
	Any indication	4348	58.0
Had diagnosis of dementia before antipsychotic initiations		7014	93.6