The Relationship between Health and Community across Aging Cohorts

Table 1

Socioeconomic characteristics by cohort.

	65–74 yrs; (𝑁=1233)  (%)	75–84 yrs; (𝑁=845)  (%)	85+ yrs; (𝑁=266)  (%)	𝜒^2 (df)	𝑃
Gender (female)	67	69	69	1.12 (2)	0.60
Race (nonwhite)	26	20	17	17.33 (2)	0.001
Education (<HS)	10	13	15	26.66 (8)	0.001
Poverty (200% FPL)	28	34	41	22.46 (2)	0.001
Marital status				268.21 (6)	0.001
Married/living with someone; Widowed; Divorced/separated; Single	51; 20; 16; 13	36; 47; 8; 10	25; 61; 4; 10
Living arrangements (alone)	37	48	66	86.16 (2)	0.001