Older adult communication types and emotional well-being outcomes during COVID-19 pandemic

BMC Geriatrics

Table 1 Demographic Characteristics

Variable	N (2558)	Percent	Range	M (SD)
Age	2558		69–100	79.20 (6.25)
Gender
Male	1047	40.9
Female	1511	59.1
Education
Above high school	823	64.9
High school	326	25.7
Below high school	120	9.5
Race/Ethnicity
White	2030	79.4
Black	362	14.2
Other	50	2.0
Hispanic	87	3.4
More than one, not Hispanic	2	0.1
DKRF	27	1.1
Marital Status
Married	1255	49.1
Living with Partner	51	2.0
Separated	26	1.0
Divorced	332	13.0
Widowed	816	31.9
Never Married	78	3.0

Note. Under race/ethnicity: ‘Other’ indicates American Indian/Asian/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/other specify, non-Hispanic and ‘DKRF’ indicates no race selected and not Hispanic. Percentages may not add up to one hundred based on rounding error. Frequencies may not add up to total sample based on missing

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