Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of the sample
| N (%) | |
|---|---|
| Study participants | 119 (100) |
| Near-centenarians (95–99 years) | 57 (48) |
| Centenarians (100–107 years) | 62 (52) |
| Gender | |
| Females | 93 (78) |
| Males | 26 (22) |
| Ethnic background | |
| Caucasian | 95 (80) |
| African American | 23 (19) |
| Other | 1 (1) |
| Residence type | |
| Community-dwelling | 88 (74) |
| Institutionalized | 31 (26) |
| Marital status | |
| Never married | 11 (9) |
| Married | 8 (7) |
| Divorced | 9 (8) |
| Separated | 2 (2) |
| Widowed | 89 (75) |
| Education | |
| Kindergarten or primary school | 3 (3) |
| Middle school | 23 (20) |
| 9th to 12th Grade (no Diploma) | 13 (11) |
| High school diploma | 21 (18) |
| Some college vocational | 17 (15) |
| Bachelor’s | 21 (18) |
| Graduate school or higher | 19 (16) |
| U.S. or foreign-born | |
| U.S.-born | 84 (71) |
| Foreign-born | 35 (29) |