Table 1.

Characteristics of US adults (50–80 years)

	n	Mean or Percent	(95% CI)
Total
Age, years	2,256	62.4 (mean)	(62.0, 62.7)
Sex
Female	1,192	52.5%	(50%, 54%)
Male	1,064	47.5%	(45%, 50%)
Race and Ethnicity
White, non-Hispanic	1,687	71.4%	(69%, 73%)
Black, non-Hispanic	217	10.7%	(9%, 12%)
Hispanic	212	11.3%	(10%, 13%)
Other/multiple	140	6.6%	(5%, 8%)
Education
High school or less	810	41.2%	(39%, 43%)
Some college	700	26.6%	(25%, 28%)
Bachelors degree or higher	746	32.2%	(30%, 34%)
Marital Status
Married or partnered	1,566	67.1%	(65%, 69%)
Not married or partnered	690	32.9%	(31%, 35%)
Employment status
Employed	1,108	52.9%	(51%, 55%)
Retired	945	35.7%	(34%, 38%)
Not working at this time	203	11.4%	(10%, 13%)
Health status
Excellent to very good	974	41.8%	(40%, 44%)
Good	886	39.2%	(37%, 41%)
Fair to poor	389	19.0%	(17%, 21%)
Total household income
Less than $30,000	345	20.6%	(19%, 23%)
$30,000 to $59,999	502	22.7%	(21%, 25%)
$60,000 or more	1,409	56.7%	(54%, 59%)
Use of mobility aids	208	9.5%	(8%, 11%)
Use of electrically dependent medical equipment	198	8.6%	(90%, 92%)
Live alone	342	15.7%	(14%, 17%)
Experienced an emergency situation in the past year	493	21.9%	(20%, 24%)

Abbreviations: CI, Confidence Interval