Table 1.
Sample descriptive statistics (N = 237)
| Mean (SD)/Frequency | |
|---|---|
| Age | 72.48 (9.38) |
| Female | 76.4% |
| Race and/or ethnicity | |
| White | 45.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 26.9% |
| Black | 11.6% |
| Asian | 9.7% |
| Multiple race/Other | 6.0% |
| Education | |
| Some college or less | 54.8% |
| College graduate | 24.5% |
| Post graduate degree | 20.7% |
| Marital status | |
| Separated/Widowed/Divorced | 45.1% |
| Married or domestic partnership | 36.9% |
| Single/Never married | 18.0% |
| Living situation | |
| Alone | 42.4% |
| With spouse/Partner | 34.3% |
| With others | 23.2% |
| Average pain level in the past week | |
| Mild | 17.1% |
| Moderate | 55.3% |
| Severe | 27.6% |
| Discussed pain problem with provider <12 months | |
| Yes | 89.2% |
| Number of visits to a health care provider for a pain problem in past 12 months | |
| None | 10.9% |
| 1–2 | 31.3% |
| 3–4 | 35.2% |
| 5 or more | 22.6% |
+Due to missing data, the total number of responses provided for each variable listed above is as follows: age = 216, gender = 220, race/ethnicity = 216, education = 208, marital status = 206.
Living situation = 198, average pain = 228, discussed pain problem with provider = 232, and number of times visited provider in the past 12 months due to a pain problem = 205.