Abstract
AbstractResearchers have identified patterns of activity engagement in later life and described the relationship of these patterns to health outcomes. Little is known about how activity patterns vary by important demographics. Further, studies often include middle-aged sample without focusing on older adults. This study aims to identify patterns of activity engagement among 65+ older adults and explore whether these patterns vary by gender and race (white/black). Thirty-three activity measures were selected from the 2015 Consumption and Activity Mail Survey (n=2,794). Latent class analysis (LCA) identified three activity patterns, representing high, medium and low activity groups. The multi-group LCA showed that activity patterns varied across gender and race. Activity engagement varied more between females and males than between blacks and whites. Our findings suggest that understanding about health disparities in later life could be increased by examining how activities vary by gender and by race.
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