Characteristics of older adults and caregivers who completed initial and interim prioritization surveys on topics related to older adult health
| Variable | No. (%) of respondents to initial survey* | No. (%) of respondents to interim prioritization survey* | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Older adults n = 219 | Caregivers n = 132 | Older adults n = 66 | Caregivers n = 57 | |
| Age, yr, mean ± SD | 73.5 ± 6.4 | 57.5 ± 9.4 | 72.7 ± 5.8 | 60.3 ± 9.9 |
| Sex, female† | 155 (70.8) | 116 (87.9) | 50 (75.8) | 47 (82.5) |
| Ethnicity‡ | ||||
| North American Indigenous (e.g., First Nations, Metis or Inuk [Inuit]) | 3 (1.4) | 4 (3.0) | 0 (0) | 1 (1.8) |
| Other North American | 110 (50.2) | 61 (46.2) | 29 (43.9) | 26 (45.6) |
| European | 120 (54.8) | 68 (51.5) | 41 (62.1) | 32 (56.1) |
| Asian | 15 (6.8) | 8 (6.1) | 1 (1.5) | 3 (5.3) |
| Other | 3 (1.4) | 0 | 1 (1.5) | 0 |
| Prefer not to say | 3 (1.4) | 4 (3.0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |