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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Gerontol Soc Work. 2019 Sep 5;62(7):794–811. doi: 10.1080/01634372.2019.1663460

Table 3.

Driving context.

Variable Mean or n ± SD or (%)
Driving frequency (days/per week)
 1 12 (3.4%)
 2 20 (5.7%)
 3 30 (8.6%)
 4 48 (13.8%)
 5 70 (20.1%)
 6 42 (12.0%)
 7 127 (36.4%)
Difficulty being a non-driver someday
 1 - Not at all difficult 96 (27.6%)
 2 39 (11.2%)
 3 54 (15.5%)
 4 69 (19.8%)
 5 - Very Difficult 91 (26.1%)
Is responsible for someone else’s transport, n 82 (24.4%)
Only driver in household, n 146 (41.8%)
Does not limit driving to nearby places, n 254 (72.8%)
Does take longer trips, n 204 (58.5%)
Driving Expectancy, y 13.4 ±7.54
Life Expectancy, y 92.8 ±7.35
Expected to live without driving, y 5.75 ±7.29

The sample size was n = 349; y = years; SD = Standard deviation; n = number; % = percentage.