The Relationship between Physical Health and Psychological Well-Being among Oldest-Old Adults

Table 1

Summary of demographic characteristics.

Demographic characteristics	𝑛	%
Age
Octogenarian (𝑀=84.58)	72	23.5
Centenarian (𝑀=100.23)	234	76.5
Gender
Female	243	79.4
Male	63	20.6
Type of residence
Private home/apartment	165	54.1
Personal care	48	15.7
Nursing home	92	30.2
Ethnicity
White/Caucasian	240	78.4
Black/African American	66	21.6
Education
Less than high school complete	99	34.1
High school diploma	61	21.0
GED/some college	67	23.1
College/graduate degree	63	21.7
Subjective health
Poor	10	3.3
Fair	69	22.7
Good	148	48.7
Excellent	77	25.3