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Table 1 Characteristics of Participants (N = 707)

From: Associations between health literacy and preventive health behaviors among older adults: findings from the health and retirement study

Characteristic

Mean +/− SD or %

Age (years)

65.80 +/− 9.05

Gender (Female)

57.1

Race/Ethnicity

 White

92.1

 Black

5.2

 Othera

2.7

 Hispanic

4.4

Education

 0–8 years

1.0

 9–11 years

4.6

 12 years

25.3

 College

45.2

 Post-college

23.9

Marital Status

 Married or Live-in Partner

80.8

 Unmarriedb

19.2

Employment

 Employed

36.4

 Unemployedc

12.4

 Retired

46.8

 Homemaker

4.4

  1. Note: Final sample N = 707. Valid percentages reported due to missing data. HTN = hypertension; SD = standard deviation
  2. aOther race includes American Indian, Alaskan Native, Asian, and Pacific Islander
  3. bUnmarried includes separated, divorced, never married, widowed, and one refusal to respond
  4. cUnemployed includes unemployed and looking for work, laid off, disabled, sick or other leave, and one refusal to respond