Assessment of balance and risk for falls in a sample of community-dwelling adults aged 65 and older

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Published online 2006 Jan 27. doi: 10.1186/1746-1340-14-3

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Table 2

Participant demographics

Characteristic	% (n = 101)
Gender
Female	67
Male	33
Mean age in years (range)	73.3 (65–91) SD = 6.5
Marital status
Married or living with partner	45
Widow/widower living alone	25
Single/divorced living alone	30
Race/ethnicity
White	86
Black/African American	5
Asian/Pacific Islander	5
Hispanic	4
American Indian	0
Mixed race	0
Educational level
Did not complete high school	6
High school diploma	24
Some college	29
College degree	21
Post-graduate degree	14
Professional school	7
Employment
Employed full-time	13
Employed part-time	62
Retired	25

All numbers are expressed as percents, unless otherwise specified