Table 1b.

Individual Difference and Health Characteristics – categorical responses

	Younger adults (n = 115)	Older adults (n = 129)	Oldest-old adults (n = 120)
	%			P-value (relation with age group)
Years of Education
At most high school	24.35	31.01	39.17
Partial college or training	35.65	30.23	30.00
College degree	26.96	24.81	20.83
Graduate degree	13.04	13.95	10.00
Chi-square test for independence				0.35
Marital status
Never married	13.04	3.1	0.83
Married	76.52	65.12	23.33
Divorced or separated	10.43	10.85	0.83
Widowed	0.00	20.93	75.00
Chi-square test for independence				< 0.0001
Health at the present time
Excellent	22.61	21.71	16.67
Good	59.13	62.02	59.17
Fair	14.78	16.28	24.17
Poor	3.48	0.00	0.00
Chi-square test for independence				0.04
Health prevents activities
Not at all	60.00	48.84	32.50
A little/some	35.65	41.09	46.67
A great deal	4.35	10.08	20.83
Chi-square test for independence				< 0.0001
Health compared to others
Better than	37.39	65.89	86.67
The same as	47.83	32.56	11.67
Worse	14.78	1.55	1.67
Chi-square test for independence				< 0.0001
Type of chronic conditions
Heart problems	4.35	33.33	40.00	<0.0001
Hypertension	18.26	58.91	71.67	<0.0001
High cholesterol	23.48	43.41	32.50	0.004
Diabetes	5.22	12.40	12.50	0.11
Arthritis	27.83	68.99	65.83	<0.0001
Cancer	1.74	10.08	22.50	< 0.0001