Table 1.

Demographic profile of older adults^a living in low-income senior housing, (n=118)

Demographic Characteristic	N	Percent
Gender
Female	97	82.2
Male	21	17.8
Race/ethnicity
African American	69	58.5
White	47	39.8
Other	2	1.6
Education
Not high school graduate	22	19.0
High school graduate	61	52.1
GED	5	4.3
Vocational school or college	29	24.6
Health Behaviors of Ego
Smoke	21	17.8
Overweight	92	78.0
Physically Inactive	42	35.6

^aRespondents ranged in age from 50 to 95, with a mean age of 70.25 years (standard deviation = 10.13).