A Profile of Who ElderFriends Serves:

•    100% are and living alone

•    33% suffer from one or more chronic illnesses

•    25% suffer from depression

•    25% experience vision loss

•    16% experience hearing loss

Gender

•    82% Female

•    18% Male

Marital Status

•    83.3% are widowed

•    8.3% have never been married

•    8.3% are divorced or separated

Income

•    42% Self report having a very low income

•    42% Self report having a low income

•    16% Self report having a moderate income

•    No elders report having an income that is above moderate

Ethnicity

•    50% Caucasian

•    42% African American

•    8% Hispanic

Age

•    Average age of elder participants is 79 years old

•    Median elder participant age is 82 years old