Research Article

Shut-In? Impact of Chronic Conditions on Community Participation Restriction among Older Adults

Table 1

Weighted characterization of the study sample of 12,376 USA Adults ≥50 years, 2002.

Weighted
frequency
(in 1,000s)
%1 (95% CI)

Total76,634100
Age (median, mean ± SD)61.5,
64.0 ± 13.4
Sex
 Male35,12345.8
(44.8–46.8)
 Female41,51154.2
(53.2–55.2)
Race/ethnicity
 Non-hispanic white61,59780.4
(79.4–81.4)
 Non-hispanic black6,9709.1
(8.4–9.8)
 Hispanic5,5817.3
(6.7–7.9)
 Non-hispanic other2,4863.2
(2.8–3.7)
Income
 $20K or more54,14470.7
(69.6–71.7)
 Less than $20K16,23221.2
(20.3–22.1)
 Unknown6,2588.2
(7.5–8.9)
Education
 >/= high school59,61677.8
(76.9–78.7)
 Less than high school15,93020.8
(19.9–21.6)
  Unknown1,0881.4
(1.1–1.7)

1May not add to 100 percent due to rounding.