Table 1.

Participant Characteristics (n = 564).

Characteristic	Mean (SD) or frequency (%)
Age, in years	71.4 (5.9)
Male	477 (85%)
Non-Hispanic white	339 (60%)
Education
≤8th grade	3 (1%)
Some high school, but did not graduate	9 (2%)
High school graduate or GED	52 (10%)
Some college or 2-year degree	215 (39%)
Trade or technical school	33 (6%)
4-year college graduate	110 (20%)
More than 4-year college degree	127 (23%)
Self-rated health
Excellent	27 (5%)
Very good	131 (25%)
Good	194 (37%)
Fair	133 (26%)
Poor	36 (7%)