Selected characteristics of the subjects included in this analysis
Full cohort (N = 3,497) | Fair or better health (N = 3,218) | |||
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Characteristic | N (%) | Sample weighted % | N (%) | Sample weighted % |
Age | ||||
65–68 | 1,045 (33) | 34 | 956 (33) | 33 |
69–71 | 664 (21) | 20 | 608 (21) | 21 |
72–75 | 1,442 (46) | 46 | 1,335 (46) | 47 |
Sex | ||||
Female | 2,094 (60 | 58 | 1,907 (59) | 57 |
Male | 1,403 (40) | 42 | 1,311 (41) | 43 |
Race/Ethnicity | ||||
Non-Hispanic white | 1,800 (51) | 47 | 1,701 (53) | 48 |
Non-Hispanic black | 1,073 (31) | 26 | 974 (30) | 26 |
Hispanic | 245 (7) | 14 | 209 (6) | 13 |
Other | 379 (11) | 12 | 334 (10) | 12 |
Educational attainment | ||||
Less than high school | 673 (19) | 32 | 570 (18) | 30 |
Completed high school | 949 (27) | 29 | 870 (27) | 29 |
Some college | 627 (18) | 15 | 570 (18) | 15 |
Completed college | 1,248 (36) | 24 | 1,208 (38) | 25 |
Household income | ||||
Less than $20,000 | 1,279 (37) | 40 | 1,097 (34) | 37 |
$20,000–40,000 | 842 (24) | 24 | 790 (25) | 24 |
$40,000–80,000 | 745 (21) | 21 | 711 (22) | 22 |
More than $80,000 | 631 (18) | 16 | 620 (19) | 17 |
Health status | ||||
Excellent | 645 (18) | 17 | 645 (20) | 18 |
Good | 1,523 (44) | 42 | 1,523 (47) | 46 |
Fair | 1,050 (30) | 33 | 1,050 (33) | 36 |
Poor | 279 (8) | 9 | – (–) | – |
Activity measures | ||||
Walked 5–7 days in the last week | 1,346 (38) | 42 | 1,154 (36) | 39 |
Gardened in the last week | 710 (20) | 23 | 686 (21) | 24 |
Performed heavy housework in the last week | 1,872 (54) | 54 | 1,793 (56) | 57 |