Table 1.
Sample characteristics and means for middle-aged and older adults (N = 3,378)
| Middle-aged adults (n = 2,412) | Older adults (n = 966) | |
|---|---|---|
| Mean (SE) or Percent (Freq.) | Mean (SE) or Percent (Freq.) | |
| Sociodemographics | ||
| Age (range 40 to 84 years) | 51.99 (0.14) | 72.10 (0.18) |
| Women (%) | 53.4 (1,289) | 52.8 (510) |
| Race/Ethnicity | ||
| Non-White (%) a,b | 9.5 (228) | 7.5 (72) |
| White/Caucasian (%) | 90.5 (2,184) | 92.5 (894) |
| Educational attainment c | ||
| Less than high school/GED (%) | 4.1 (98) | 10.0 (96) |
| High school diploma/GED (%) | 25.3 (609) | 30.8 (297) |
| Some college (%) | 21.4 (515) | 21.7 (209) |
| College and beyond (%) | 49.3 (1,189) | 37.6 (362) |
| Chronic health conditions (range 0–30 conditions) | 3.37 (0.05) | 3.12 (2.90) |
| Substance use (%) | ||
| No drinking or sedative misuse | 33.4 (806) | 43.6 (421) |
| Alcohol use only | 61.5 (1,483) | 50.8 (491) |
| Sedative-tranquilizer misuse only | 1.6 (38) | 2.2 (21) |
| Alcohol use and sedative misuse | 3.5 (85) | 3.4 (33) |
| Social support | ||
| Family (range 1–4) | 3.48 (0.01) | 3.62 (0.02) |
| Friends (range 1–4) | 3.27 (0.01) | 3.30 (0.02) |
| Social strain | ||
| Family (range 1–4) | 2.11 (0.01) | 1.86 (0.02) |
| Friends (1–4) | 1.88 (0.01) | 1.73 (0.02) |
Note.
a
Non-whites consisted of Latinx (n = 96); Black/African Americans (n = 121); Native Americans, Alaska Native Aleutian Islander (n = 40); Asian (n = 7); Native Hawaiian/Pacific
Islander (n = 3); and other (n = 35);
b
Missing = 9;
c
Missing = 3.