Table 2.

Sociodemographic and Health Characteristics Among Older Adults With Chronic Conditions.

Variable	M		SD
Age in years	64.6		8.8
Anxiety symptomsa	2.0		1.8
Self-rated physical healthb	3.2		0.9
Number of chronic conditionsc	3.3		2.0
Functional limitationsd	15.9		5.2
		%
Gender
Female		73.6
Male		25.8
Other		0.6
Race/ethnicity
People of color		16.7
Black or African American		11.7
Asian		1.6
American Indian or Alaska Native		1.0
Pacific Islander		0.0
Hispanic		1.1
Other		1.7
Non-Hispanic White		83.3
Educational attainment
Less than high school		0.0
High school diploma or equivalent		3.7
Vocational, technical, business, or trade school certificate or diploma		3.3
Some college but no degree		13.3
Associate’s degree		8.1
Bachelor’s degree		30.7
Master’s, professional, or doctoral degree		40.9
Currently working part-time or full-time		33.7
Depression diagnosis		34.8
Locatione
Michigan		82.5
Wisconsin		2.4
Massachusetts		2.0
Other states		13.1

Note.

^aRange = 0 – 6, with higher scores indicating greater anxiety.

^bRange = 1 – 5, with higher scores indicating better health.

^cRange = 0 – 21.

^dRange = 10 – 30, with higher scores indicating greater functional limitations.

^eIncluded a total of 34 U.S. states and the District of Columbia.

N = 701 adults.