Table 1 Patient interviews: Demographic and health information (self-reported)a
Total (N = 15) n (%)b | |
|---|---|
Age (years) | |
Range | 45.3–87.6 |
Mean (standard deviation) | 66.0 (12.4) |
Gender | |
Female | 15 (100.0%) |
Ethnicity | |
No, not Spanish/Hispanic/Latino | 14 (93.3%) |
Yes, Mexican/Mexican American, Chicano | 1 (6.7%) |
Race | |
Black or African American | 6 (40.0%) |
White/Caucasian | 8 (53.3%) |
Other | 1 (6.7%) |
Education | |
High school diploma (or GED) or less | 0 (0.0%) |
Some college or certificate program | 7 (46.7%) |
College or university degree (two- or four-year) | 5 (33.3%) |
Graduate degree | 1 (6.7%) |
Other | 2 (13.3%) |
Living status | |
Living with family or friends | 13 (86.7%) |
Living alone | 2 (13.3%) |
Annual household income | |
Under $25,000 | 1 (6.7%) |
$25,000 to $49,999 | 6 (40.0%) |
$50,000 to $74,999 | 3 (20.0%) |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 1 (6.7%) |
$100,000 and over | 1 (6.7%) |
Prefer not to answer | 3 (20.0%) |
Work statusc | |
Working full-time | 4 (26.7%) |
Working part-time | 2 (13.3%) |
Homemaker | 1 (6.7%) |
Retired | 7 (46.7%) |
Unemployed | 1 (6.7%) |
On disability | 1 (6.7%) |
Health in general | |
Excellent | 0 (0.0%) |
Very good | 0 (0.0%) |
Good | 8 (53.3%) |
Fair | 5 (33.3%) |
Poor | 2 (13.3%) |
Other health conditionsc | |
Heart disease | 1 (6.7%) |
High blood pressure | 8 (53.3%) |
High cholesterol | 2 (13.3%) |
Pain | 6 (40.0%) |
Muscle pain | 4 (26.7%) |
Neuropathic pain | 2 (13.3%) |
Other pain | 1 (6.7%) |
Diabetes | 2 (13.3%) |
Type 2 | 2 (13.3%) |
Thyroid disease | 1 (6.7%) |
Depression/anxiety | 6 (40.0%) |
None | 2 (13.3%) |
Other | 4 (26.7%) |