Table 1.

Background Characteristics of the Study Sample

Variables	M (SD)
Age (range: 50–84)	63.00 (8.75)
Female, %	56.7
White, %	85.5
Married, %	68.9
Education level, %
Some high school/high school graduate	32.9
Some college/college graduate	48.4
Some graduate school and higher	18.7
Working, %	50.3
Self-rated healtha	3.51 (1.01)

Notes: Person N = 1,320.

^aRated from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent).