Characteristic | N (%) |
---|---|
Age (years) | |
55–59 | 239 (30.9) |
60–64 | 250 (32.3) |
65–69 | 154 (19.9) |
70–74 | 131 (16.9) |
Gender | |
Male | 245 (31.7) |
Female | 529 (68.4) |
Race | |
African-American | 326 (42.4) |
White | 389 (50.6) |
Other | 54 (7.0) |
Education | |
High school or less | 207 (26.7) |
Some college or technical school | 168 (21.7) |
College graduate | 159 (20.5) |
Graduate degree | 240 (31.0) |
Income | |
<$10 000 | 87 (12.0) |
$10 000–$24 999 | 138 (19.1) |
$25 000–$49 999 | 112 (15.4) |
≥$50 000 | 390 (53.6) |
Employment status | |
Full-time | 158 (20.5) |
Part-time | 114 (14.9) |
Not working | 497 (64.6) |
Marital status | |
Married | 346 (44.9) |
Not married | 425 (55.1) |
Chronic conditions | |
Arthritis | 357 (46.8) |
Asthma | 144 (18.8) |
Bronchitis or emphysema | 98 (12.9) |
Cancer | 56 (7.2) |
Coronary heart disease | 39 (5.2) |
Depression | 152 (19.8) |
Diabetes | 119 (15.5) |
Heart failure | 36 (4.7) |
Hypertension | 458 (59.3) |
Mean number of conditions (SD) | 1.9 (1.4) |
Limited health literacy | |
TOFHLA | 225 (29.1) |
NVS | 339 (51.6) |
REALM | 187 (24.2) |
NVS, Newest Vital Sign; REALM, Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine; TOFHLA, Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adults.