How Older Female Spouses Cope with Partners’ Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery

Table 1

Spouses’ demographics (𝑛=96).

Demographics	Mean	SD	Number	Percentage
Age	65.8	7.2
<62 years			31	32.3
62 to 70 years			31	32.3
>70 years			34	35.4
Income
<$20,000			16	16.6
$20,000–$29,999			31	32.3
$30,000–$49,999			26	27.1
>$49,999			23	24.0
Race/ethnicity
European-American			96	100.0
Employment status
Full time			15	15.6
Part time			15	15.6
Not employed			52	54.2
Item omitted			14	14.6
Educational level
High school or less			74	77.0
Some college			11	11.5
College degree or above			11	11.5
Children
Yes			92	95.8
No			4	4.2
How many children	3.7	2.9
Children nearby	2.4	2.0
Years of marriage	40.5	13.4
Comprehensive health insurance
Yes			91	100.0
Missing data			5
Financial hardship due to CABG
Yes			34	35.4
No			62	64.6
Religious attendance Frequency
Daily			18	18.7
Weekly			55	57.3
Monthly or less			23	24.0
Presurgical education
Yes			45	46.9
No			51	53.1
Number of illnesses in the past year	1.4	1.3
Days waiting for CABG
Less than 1 day			28	29.5
1 day to 1 week			20	21.0
>1 week			47	49.5
Missing data			1