Appendix Exhibit A12.
Spousal availability by demographic and socioeconomic status among adults with dementia (Sample: Adults 55+ with dementia and at least one ADL limitation; 3,390 persons and 5,686 person-year observations)
| Spouse present |
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| Spouse’s ADL/IADL status |
Spouse’s working status |
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| N. of obs | No spouse (%) | No limitation (%) | At least one limitation (%) | Not working full-time (%) | Working full-time (%) | |
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| Overall | 5,686 | 66.2 | 20.4 | 13.4 | 31.4 | 2.5 |
| Gender | ||||||
| Men | 1,889 | 42.4 | 35.4 | 22.2 | 52.7 | 4.9 |
| Women | 3,797 | 78.2 | 12.8 | 9.0 | 20.5 | 1.3 |
| Age | ||||||
| 55–64 | 403 | 48.2 | 38.0 | 13.8 | 40.2 | 11.7 |
| 65–74 | 954 | 50.0 | 34.0 | 16.0 | 43.8 | 6.2 |
| 75–84 | 1,834 | 60.8 | 23.7 | 15.5 | 38.3 | 0.9 |
| 85+ | 2,495 | 81.2 | 8.1 | 10.7 | 18.7 | 0.1 |
| Race/Ethnicity | ||||||
| NH White | 3,447 | 65.8 | 20.9 | 13.2 | 32.0 | 2.1 |
| NH Black | 1,324 | 73.1 | 14.8 | 12.1 | 23.8 | 3.1 |
| NH Others | 148 | 61.0 | 23.9 | 15.1 | 36.1 | 3.0 |
| Hispanic | 765 | 59.6 | 24.3 | 16.1 | 36.9 | 3.6 |
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| Education | ||||||
| <12 | 3,132 | 69.5 | 17.1 | 13.4 | 28.7 | 1.8 |
| 12 | 1,420 | 66.4 | 21.7 | 11.9 | 30.7 | 2.9 |
| 13–15 | 663 | 62.8 | 22.6 | 14.6 | 33.2 | 4.0 |
| 16+ | 468 | 51.1 | 32.6 | 16.3 | 45.8 | 3.1 |
| Total wealth | ||||||
| Bottom 25% | 1,970 | 85.4 | 6.4 | 8.2 | 13.5 | 1.1 |
| 25–50% | 1,362 | 68.5 | 17.4 | 14.1 | 30.0 | 1.5 |
| 50–75% | 1,252 | 54.5 | 28.8 | 16.7 | 42.0 | 3.5 |
| Top 25% | 1,102 | 47.0 | 35.9 | 17.1 | 48.5 | 4.6 |
Source. Author’s analysis of data from the 2002–2014 Health and Retirement Study.