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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Clin Gerontol. 2021 Aug 5;45(1):36–44. doi: 10.1080/07317115.2021.1957051

Table 1.

Background Characteristics and Scores on Major Study Variables Among Older Adults With Chronic Conditions.

Variable M SD
Age (years) 64.61 8.85
Household size 1.27 1.23
Self-rated physical healtha 3.16 0.91
Number of chronic conditionsb 3.63 2.09
Functional limitationsc 15.90 5.19
Pain intensityd 2.09 1.17
Worry about COVID-19 infectiona 3.28 0.99
Financial strain related to the pandemica 1.89 1.12
Total stressors related to the pandemice 1.50 1.63
Social contact since the pandemicf 6.25 0.98
Emotional support since the pandemicf 5.16 1.77
Anxiety symptomsg 2.04 1.80
%
Gender
 Female 73.3
 Male 26.1
 Other 0.6
Race/ethnicity
 People of color 16.7
  Black or African American 11.8
  American Indian or Alaska Native 1.0
  Asian 1.6
  Hispanic 1.1
  Other 1.7
 Non-Hispanic White 83.3
Educational attainment
 High school diploma or equivalent 3.8
 Vocational, technical, business, or trade school certificate or diploma 3.3
 Some college but no degree 13.2
 Associate’s degree 8.1
 Bachelor’s degree 30.8
 Master’s, professional, or doctoral degree 40.9
Currently working part-time or full-time 33.8
Married or cohabiting with a partner 59.1
Michigan resident 82.4

Note. COVID-19 = coronavirus disease 2019.

a

Range = 1 – 5.

b

Range = 0 – 22.

c

Range = 10 – 30.

d

Range = 0 – 5.

e

Range = 0 – 13.

f

Range = 1 – 7.

g

Range = 0 – 6.

N = 705 adults.