EXHIBIT 1.
Spousal availability by demographic and socioeconomic status among adults with dementia
| Spouse present |
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| Spouse’s ADL/IADL status |
Spouse’s working status |
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| N. of obs | No spouse present (%) | No limitation (%) | At least one limitation (%) | Not working full-time (%) | Working full-time (%) | |
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| Overall | 9,365 | 62.3 | 24.2 | 13.4 | 34.1 | 3.6 |
| Gender | ||||||
| Men | 3,507 | 41.3 | 38.3 | 20.4 | 52.8 | 6.0 |
| Women | 5,858 | 75.2 | 15.6 | 9.1 | 22.6 | 2.1 |
| Age | ||||||
| 55–64 | 981 | 49.8 | 36.3 | 13.8 | 35.2 | 15.0 |
| 65–74 | 1,844 | 49.3 | 36.1 | 14.6 | 44.2 | 6.5 |
| 75–84 | 3,186 | 58.0 | 27.5 | 14.5 | 41.0 | 1.0 |
| 85+ | 3,354 | 78.7 | 9.8 | 11.5 | 21.2 | 0.1 |
| Race/Ethnicity | ||||||
| NH White | 5,233 | 60.9 | 25.3 | 13.8 | 36.0 | 3.1 |
| NH Black | 2,499 | 70.6 | 18.5 | 10.9 | 25.0 | 4.4 |
| NH Others | 232 | 61.2 | 26.0 | 12.8 | 33.2 | 5.6 |
| Hispanic | 1,392 | 57.8 | 26.8 | 15.4 | 37.9 | 4.3 |
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| Education | ||||||
| <12 years | 5,348 | 65.5 | 21.5 | 13.1 | 31.8 | 2.7 |
| 12 | 2,328 | 62.8 | 24.8 | 12.4 | 33.4 | 3.8 |
| 13–15 | 995 | 57.7 | 27.8 | 14.5 | 36.7 | 5.6 |
| 16+ | 680 | 46.3 | 36.1 | 17.6 | 47.9 | 5.8 |
| Total wealth | ||||||
| Bottom 25% | 2,880 | 83.2 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 15.2 | 1.6 |
| 25–50% | 2,284 | 65.2 | 21.2 | 13.6 | 31.9 | 2.9 |
| 50–75% | 2,254 | 52.6 | 30.5 | 16.9 | 42.9 | 4.5 |
| Top 25% | 1,947 | 43.3 | 40.8 | 15.9 | 50.8 | 5.9 |
Source. Author’s analysis of data from the 2002–2014 Health and Retirement Study.
Notes. Sample: Adults aged 55+ with dementia; 4,955 persons and 9,365 person-year observations. The estimates of percentages add up to 100% if the percentage of no spouse is added to the sum of all percentages under each panel of spouse availability on each row. Due to rounding, not all proportions add up to 100% (e.g., among women, 75.2+15.6+9.1=99.9 and 75.2+22.6+2.1=99.9)