Table 1

Interview participant characteristics
ID
 Rating of CAP severity*
 Admitted to hospital
 Age
 Sex
 Marital status
 Education level†
 Income‡
P1§
 severe
 Y
 72
 F
 married
 5
 5
P2
 moderate
 N
 61
 M
 married
 4
 6
P3
 severe
 N
 79
 F
 widowed
 4
 4
P4
 very severe
 Y
 73
 M
 married
 8
 6
P5
 moderate
 N
 64
 F
 married
 7
 7
P6
 severe
 Y
 81
 M
 married
 4
 4
P7
 very severe
 N
 78
 M
 common law
 4
 refused
P8
 moderate
 N
 70
 F
 widowed
 7
 3
P9
 moderate
 N
 78
 F
 widowed
 4
 4
P10
 severe
 Y
 65
 M
 married
 4
 5
P11
 very severe
 Y
 65
 M
 married
 6
 4

* Self assessed rating using a 5-point scale from very mild to very severe (i.e. 1 = very mild; 2 = mild; 3 = moderate; 4 = severe; 5 = very severe)

† Self reported: (4 = some high school; 5 = complete high school; 6 = some community college; 7 = completed community college; 8 = some technical school)

‡ Total family income in the last year before deductions: (3 = 10–19,999; 4 = 20–39,999; 5 = 40–59,999; 6 = 60–79,999; 7 = over 80,000)

§ We identified our respondents by type and number (e.g. P1 refers to the first older adult, or participant, with recent experience with pneumonia that we interviewed)

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