Table 1.

Descriptive Information for Participants and Daily Experiences

	Participants (n = 313)
Characteristics	M	SD	Range
Age	73.94	6.38	65–90
Educationa	5.88	1.61	1–8
Healthb	3.56	1.02	1–5
Every 3 hr
Social encounters diversityc	1.96	0.76	0–19
Had encounter with close tied	0.79	0.26	0–1
Had encounter with peripheral tiee	0.51	0.22	0–1
Diverse behaviorsf	3.63	1.00	0–12
% of time being sedentaryg	0.48	0.15	0–1
		Proportions
Females		.56
Marriedh		.59
Minorityi		.31

^a1 = no formal education, 2 = elementary school, 3 = some high school, 4 = high school, 5 = some college/vocation or trade school, 6 = college graduate, 7 = post college but no additional degree, 8 = advanced degree.

^b1 = poor, 2 = fair, 3 = good, 4 = very good, 5 = excellent.

^cAveraged encounters with a diverse variety of social ties every 3 hr.

^dPercentage of 3-hr assessments when participants had encounters with any close tie.

^ePercentage of 3-hr assessments when participants had encounters with any not close tie.

^fAveraged diversity of behaviors participants engaged in (e.g., eating, shopping, driving, volunteering) every 3 hr.

^gAveraged percentage of time when participants were sedentary every 3 hr.

^h1 = married/remarried, 0 = not married.

ⁱCoded as 1 = ethnic or racial minority, 0 = non-Hispanic white.