Table 1.

Participant Demographics

Pseudonym	Age	Race/ethnicity	Education	Marital status	Living alone
Mary	58	Black/African American	Associate’s degree	Divorced	Yes
Linda	61	Black/African American	High school diploma/GED	Divorced	Yes
Patricia	57	White	Some college	Single	Yes
Deborah	61	Black/African American	Some college	Divorced	No
Karen	62	White and Native American	High school diploma/GED	Divorced	No
Nancy	65	Black and Native American	4 year degree	Divorced	Yes
Donna	61	Black/African American	Some college	Divorced	No
Cynthia	63	Black/African American	Less than high school	Single	No
Sandra	61	Black/African American	4 year degree	Divorced	Yes
Susan	74	White	Some college	Divorced	Yes
Pamela	65	White	4 year degree	Divorced	Yes
Carol	67	White	Some college	Widowed	Yes
Diane	81	White	4 year degree	Divorced	Yes
Janet	68	White	Associate’s degree	Single	Yes

Note: GED = General Education Diploma.