Table 1: Demographics of 2000 Census in Georgia and GCS study participants. In (b) and (c) entries for Participants and 2000 Census are for centenarians and near-centenarians.

(a) Age Distribution, 2000 Census versus GCS Participants

Participants 2000 Census Age Number Percent Number Percent 98 61 25% 362 30% 99 48 20 275 23 100–104 126 52 526 42 105+ 9 4 81 6 TOTAL 244 100% 1244 100%

(b) Gender Distribution, 2000 Census versus Participants

Participants 2000 Census Gender Number Percent Number Percent Male 37 15% 237 19% Female 207 85 1007 81 TOTAL 244 100% 1244 100%

(c) Race Distribution, 2000 Census versus Participants

Participants 2000 Census Race Number Percent Number Percent Black 52 21% 397 32% Non-Black 192 79 847 68 TOTAL 244 100% 1244 100%