Table 1.

Overview of participant characteristics

Participant profile	N = 237
Mean age (SD) n = 232, 5 missing	71.31 (8.78)
Female, n (%)	158 (66.7)
Male, n (%)	79 (33.3)
Education, n (%)
Some high school or less	102 (43.0)
High school diploma	65 (27.4)
Some college or more	30 (12.7)
College or university degree	40 (16.9)
Marital status, n (%) n = 236, 1 missing
Married	13 (5.5)
Living common-law	6 (2.5)
Widowed	62 (26.3)
Separated	18 (7.6)
Divorced	93 (39.4)
Single, never married	44 (18.6)
Ethnic group of biological mother, n (%) n = 233, 4 missing
White	211 (91.0)
Aboriginal	2 (0.9)
Black (Afro-Caribbean)	1 (03.9)
East Asian (Chinese, Vietnamese, Filipino, Korean, etc.)	4 (1.7)
South Asian (East Indian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, etc.)	3 (1.3)
Other non-white (Latin American, Arab, West Arab)	3 (1.3)
Ethnic group of biological father, n (%) n = 234, 3 missing
White	211 (90.2)
Aboriginal	2 (0.9)
Black (Afro-Caribbean)	10 (4.3)
East Asian (Chinese, Vietnamese, Filipino, Korean, etc.)	4 (1.7)
South Asian (East Indian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, etc.)	3 (1.3)
Other non-white (Latin American, Arab, West Arab)	4 (1.7)
Health profile
Self-reported health status, n (%) n = 237, 0 missing
Good/very good/excellent	140 (68.8)
Fair/poor	97 (32.2)
Mobility issues, n (%) n = 237, 0 missing
Absent	86 (36.3)
Present	151 (63.7)
Pain/discomfort, n (%) n = 237, 0 missing
Absent	61 (25.7)
Present	176 (75.2)
Self-care issues, n (%) n = 237, 0 missing
Absent	190 (80.2)
Present	47 (19.8)
Anxiety/depression, n (%) n = 236, 1 missing
Absent	124 (52.5)
Present	112 (47.5)
Issues performing usual activities, n (%) n = 237, 0 missing
Absent	129 (54.4)
Present	108 (45.6)