Table 2.

Social Engagement Variables and Positive Health Behaviors

	Younger adults (n = 115)	Older adults (n = 129)	Oldest-old adults (n = 120)
	%
Confidant	95.65	93.02	83.33
Social Support
Very satisfied	49.57	77.52	83.33
Fairly satisfied	36.52	20.16	15.00
A little satisfied	6.96	1.55	1.67
Not satisfied	6.96	0.78	0.00
Number of clubs and social organizations
None	14.78	3.10	9.17
Between 1–3	79.13	69.77	71.67
Between 4–6	4.35	19.38	15.83
More than 6	1.74	7.75	3.33
Number of hours per week spent outside of home
None	0.87	0.78	3.33
Between 1–5	3.48	17.05	35.00
Between 6–12	12.17	23.26	29.17
Between 13–19	15.65	16.28	15.00
More than 19	67.83	42.64	17.50
Positive health behaviors
Tobacco Use
Current	15.65	4.65	1.67
Former	33.04	48.84	48.33
Never	51.30	46.51	50.00
Alcohol Use
Current	76.52	54.26	55.00
Former	15.65	24.81	20.00
Never	7.83	20.93	25.00