Research Article
Exploring Positive and Negative Affect as Key Indicators of Life Satisfaction among Centenarians: Does Cognitive Performance Matter?
Table 1
Frequencies of demographic characteristics among centenarian respondents at Time 1 (
) and Time 2 survivors (
).
| | Variable | T1 respondents | T2 survivors | | % | | % |
| | Marital status | | | | | | Single | 9 | 6.7% | 5 | 8.1% | | Married | 6 | 4.5% | 3 | 4.8% | | Widowed | 116 | 86.6% | 53 | 85.5% | | Divorced | 3 | 2.2% | 1 | 1.6% | | Total | 134 | 100.0% | 62 | 100.0% | | Education | | | | | | 0–4 years | 19 | 14.1% | 11 | 16.1% | | 4–8 years | 39 | 28.8% | 23 | 33.8% | | Some high school | 16 | 11.9% | 10 | 14.7% | | High school | 13 | 9.6% | 4 | 5.9% | | Business/trade | 8 | 5.9% | 4 | 5.9% | | Some college | 19 | 14.1% | 7 | 10.3% | | College | 12 | 8.9% | 5 | 7.4% | | Graduate school | 9 | 6.7% | 4 | 5.9% | | Total | 135 | 100.0% | 68 | 100.0% | | Income | | | | | | $1,000–1,999 | 2 | 1.9% | 2 | 3.7% | | $2,000–2,999 | 4 | 3.8% | 3 | 5.6% | | $3,000–3,999 | 11 | 10.5% | 9 | 16.6% | | $4,000–4999 | 20 | 19.0% | 10 | 18.5% | | $5,000–5,999 | 24 | 22.9% | 11 | 20.3% | | $6,000–6,999 | 10 | 9.5% | 4 | 7.4% | | $7,000–9,999 | 15 | 14.3% | 7 | 13.0% | | $10,000–14,999 | 6 | 5.7% | 3 | 5.6% | | $15,000–19,999 | 2 | 1.9% | — | — | | $20,000–29,999 | 6 | 5.7% | 3 | 5.6% | | $40,000 and over | 5 | 4.8% | 2 | 3.7% | | Total | 105 | 100.0% | 54 | 100.0% |
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