Table 3.
Life expectancy at age 50 (in years) for low, mean, and high psychological well-being, education, and smoking status
| Panel A | |||
| Psychological Well-being | −1 SD | Mean | +1 SD |
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| Positive Affect | 33.2 | 36.6 | 40.1 |
| Life Satisfaction | 32.7 | 35.7 | 38.8 |
| Purpose in Life | 32.5 | 36.5 | 40.8 |
| Social Support | 34.9 | 35.5 | 36.1 |
| Optimism | 33.2 | 35.7 | 38.4 |
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| Panel B | |||
| Educational Attainment | < HS degree | HS degree | College degree |
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| 32.0 | 34.9 | 39.3 | |
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| Panel C | |||
| Smoking status | Current | Former | Never |
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| 28.4 | 35.3 | 38.2 | |
Note. Each psychological well-being dimension was modeled in separate logistic regression models. All models adjust for gender and race/ethnicity. Educational attainment was modeled categorically in this table for illustrative purposes only.