| |
N (%)
|
|---|
|
Study participants
|
119 (100)
|
|
Near-centenarians (95–99 years)
|
57 (48)
|
|
Centenarians (100–107 years)
|
62 (52)
|
|
Gender
| |
|
Females
|
93 (78)
|
|
Males
|
26 (22)
|
|
Ethnic background
| |
|
Caucasian
|
95 (80)
|
|
African American
|
23 (19)
|
|
Other
|
1 (1)
|
|
Residence type
| |
|
Community-dwelling
|
88 (74)
|
|
Institutionalized
|
31 (26)
|
|
Marital status
| |
|
Never married
|
11 (9)
|
|
Married
|
8 (7)
|
|
Divorced
|
9 (8)
|
|
Separated
|
2 (2)
|
|
Widowed
|
89 (75)
|
|
Education
| |
|
Kindergarten or primary school
|
3 (3)
|
|
Middle school
|
23 (20)
|
|
9th to 12th Grade (no Diploma)
|
13 (11)
|
|
High school diploma
|
21 (18)
|
|
Some college vocational
|
17 (15)
|
|
Bachelor’s
|
21 (18)
|
|
Graduate school or higher
|
19 (16)
|
|
U.S. or foreign-born
| |
|
U.S.-born
|
84 (71)
|
|
Foreign-born
|
35 (29)
|
