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Baseline Monograph - African American Men: Life Satisfaction

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Age In Three Categories
65-69 70-79 80+
HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT LIFE? DELIGHTED \ PLEASED 68 55.7% 106 60.6% 23 50.0%
MOSTLY SATISFIED 51 41.8% 62 35.4% 20 43.5%
MOSTLY DISSATISFIED 1 .8% 6 3.4% 1 2.2%
UNHAPPY \ TERRIBLE 1 .8% 1 .6%    
REFUSED TO ANSWER 1 .8%     2 4.3%
ARE YOU SATISFIED WITH THE MEANING / PURPOSE OF LIFE? (from 1 to 10) SATISFIED (1-3) 82 67.2% 127 72.6% 34 73.9%
INDIFFERENT (4-6) 38 31.1% 42 24.0% 10 21.7%
DISSATISFIED (7-10) 2 1.6% 5 2.9% 1 2.2%
REFUSED TO ANSWER     1 .6% 1 2.2%
LIFE EVENTS SCORE (# of stressful events in past 6 months) 0 40 32.8% 51 29.1% 17 37.0%
1 45 36.9% 55 31.4% 13 28.3%
2 26 21.3% 36 20.6% 10 21.7%
3 6 4.9% 24 13.7% 3 6.5%
4 2 1.6% 6 3.4% 1 2.2%
5 2 1.6% 3 1.7% 1 2.2%
6 1 .8%     1 2.2%