Table 1.
Congregate Meals Participant Characteristics, National and Local Level
| US, n=901 | NYC, n=22 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frequency | %* | N | % | |
| Age | ||||
| 60-64 years | 64 | 5.3 | 1 | 4.6 |
| 65-74 years | 326 | 40.8 | 16 | 72.7 |
| 75-84 years | 328 | 35.0 | 5 | 22.7 |
| 85+ years | 183 | 18.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 284 | 33.7 | 7 | 31.8 |
| Female | 617 | 66.2 | 15 | 68.2 |
| Race | ||||
| White/Caucasian | 718 | 75.9 | 10 | 45.5 |
| Black/African-American | 142 | 11.2 | 5 | 22.7 |
| Asian | 12 | 1.6 | 3 | 13.6 |
| American Indian/Alaskan Native | 21 | 1.7 | 4 | 18.2 |
| Pacific Islander | 2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Other | 17 | 8.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Don’t know/Refused | 5 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| Hispanic | 44 | 12.9 | 5 | 22.7 |
| Non-Hispanic | 849 | 86.5 | 17 | 77.3 |
| Don’t know/Refused | 8 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Education Level | ||||
| <High school | 148 | 16.6 | 4 | 18.2 |
| High School Diploma/GED | 311 | 32.6 | 4 | 18.2 |
| Some College | 278 | 32.7 | 3 | 13.6 |
| ≥College Degree | 162 | 18.0 | 11 | 50.0 |
| Refused | 2 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Marital Status | ||||
| Married | 353 | 39.2 | 4 | 18.2 |
| Widowed | 363 | 39.0 | 6 | 27.3 |
| Divorced | 118 | 14.3 | 4 | 18.2 |
| Separated | 14 | 1.1 | 2 | 9.1 |
| Never Married | 48 | 5.9 | 6 | 27.3 |
| Don’t know/refused | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
*
Weighted to account for the sampling design within the nationwide sample.