Third, for a number of variables we examined, it is impossible to discern whether participants sought care for preventive or routine purposes or they sought care because of a need to treat current problems. For example, older respondents were more likely to get eye exams, probably because of a higher likelihood of visual impairment or prescription changes for eye glasses. Nevertheless, such actions often have pre¬ventive effects such as averting falls or other accidents (Felson et ah, 1989). Fourth, this study only provides general information about correlates of health behaviors. Other investigations have pursued more in-depth analyses of correlates of specific health behaviors (e.g., Kaplan et ah, 2001; Kaplan, Newsom, & McFarland, 2002).