Predicting Successful Aging in a Population-Based Sample of Georgia Centenarians

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%