Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the study population

Mean age of all respondents was 54.4 years (standard deviation [SD] 11.8), of men was 53.86 years (SD 13.1), and of women was 55.7 years (SD 10.4) (P = .362). Some percentages do not add to 100 owing to missing data.

SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC VARIABLESOVERALL (N = 275) % (N)MEN (N = 132) % (N)WOMEN (N = 143) % (N)P VALUE
Marital status.007
 • Single, widowed, or divorced44.7 (123)36.4 (48)52.4 (75)
 • Married or common-law55.3 (152)63.6 (84)47.6 (68)
Living arrangements.178
 • Alone23.3 (64)19.7 (26)26.6 (38)
 • With partner, children, family members, or friends76.7 (211)80.3 (106)73.4 (105)
Country of birth
 • North America59.1 (162)53.4 (70)64.3 (92)
 • Europe18.6 (51)19.8 (26)17.5 (25)
 • Asia13.1 (36)19.1 (25)7.7 (11)
 • South America6.6 (18)3.8 (5)9.1 (13)
 • Africa2.6 (7)3.8 (5)1.4 (2)
Education.169
 • Some high school or less42.9 (118)38.6 (51)46.9 (67)
 • Some college, university, or more57.1 (157)61.4 (81)53.1 (76)
Employment status.225
 • Full- or part-time48.7 (134)53.8 (71)44.1 (63)
 • Unemployed20.0 (55)16.7 (22)23.1 (33)
 • Retired31.3 (86)29.5 (39)32.9 (47)
Household income ($).133
 • < 39 00046.2 (72)37.5 (27)53.6 (45)
 • 40 000–79 00031.4 (49)36.1 (26)27.4 (23)
 • > 80 00022.4 (35)26.4 (19)19.0 (16)